Shining examples of how mainstream media doesn't 'get it'

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"But the credibility of the blogosphere was poo-poo'd and no one knew (or had the guts to say) that newspapers as we know them are dead because of how technologies like RSS make it possible for us to build our own papers (electronic or print) based on who we thing is credible. Need proof? By way of Steve Rubel's most excellent Micro Persuasion blog (subscribed!), here's the future."

Well, the "blogosphere" SHOULD be poo-poo'd. Too many people still consider anything they read as authoritative, and many bloggers have taken no measures to inform readers that what they are reading is OPINION, nothing more. Even the blogs at such 'reputable' sites as ZDNet should be taken with a boulder of salt. Bloggers take themselves way too seriously, and expect to be viewed as 'reputable journalists' even in the absence of fact-checking and competent editorial review. If nothing else, the poor grammar and spelling so prevalent in blogs leave me less than impressed.

As for the "Sony Reader", I'm not going to hold my breath. Remember when eBooks were going to replace printed books? Has that happened yet? How many people do you see sitting in the train station reading eBooks versus reading printed books? Like it or not, people prefer to have printed material - no battery or interference problems, and it can be used in a wide variety of lighting situations. The Reader may be a neat gadget, but that's all it will ever be. It won't replace the morning paper for most people.

Carl Rapson

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