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    ErasmusLucage: Re: the whole exaggerated patricide thing, it's also worth noting how obviously parasitic a lot of new media still is. Like, the killer thing with Twi... more »
    Edward Lionheart: Does Mr. Rosenberg deal with the issue of people with really vulnerable egos who blog, especially when they blog for larger entities and have no contr... more »
    TroisFilles: Blogging is to Facebook as Wives are to (insert answer here.) more »
    Aaron Altman: Scott - Your take, please, on Tumblr? I don't think - though I could be wrong - there's a more creative blogging platform out there: witness the rece... more »
    badasscat: I agree with this post, however to me - as a blogger for the last 8 years - it all seems pretty obvious. Honestly, I think people set their sights al... more »
    ninety_nine: All this 'blogging is dead' chest-beating strikes me as more of the petulance of people who were just as frustrated that, say, Beanie Babies eventuall... more »
    Ryan Tate: We're all nuts, bloggers. And the most successful seem to be the most obsessive and eccentric (see: Hilton, Perez; Finke, Nikki; Drudge, Matt; Winer, ... more »
    Cynical Media Bitch: I've spent my entire career in print, the last dozen years in tech media, and although I'm still skeptical, I don't see blogging going away entirely. ... more »
    Nick Denton: Let me preface by saying Say Everything is certainly the most definitive history of blogging. There are few gaps. You focus heavily on the early ideal... more »
    RonMwangaguhunga: Just curious: Do you touch on blogs of people of color in the run-up to the 2008 election (for example the "Is Barack black enough" debate at the outs... more »
    Nick Denton: It's interesting that Evan Williams, founder of Twitter, also was the man behind Blogger, the first easy-to-use blogging platform. Blogger was swallow... more »
    FormerEnglishMajor: While radio did not kill telegraph, and TV did not kill radio or newspaper, (and along those lines, wireless communication has not killed wireline) - ... more »
    Cheap Shot: Hi Scott, Is having a personal blog the equivalent of having an album that's made independently but ultimately goes nowhere without the proper distri... more »
    Nick Denton: I'm a little surprised by the timing of the book. Doesn't it feel a bit weird to be writing about a phenomenon which is burning itself out? A lot of t... more »
    TRexstasy: Hi, Scott, here's my question. Back around 2006, someone declared that the era of the individual's blog is dead. However, with so many of the big gr... more »
  • #bookclub

    Was Blogging Just a Fad?

    This is the first meeting of the new Gawker Book Club. The author will be popping into the comments to answer questions. Up first: Say Everything by Scott Rosenberg. More »
  • #twitterati

    Of Mogul Hookups and Yoga Farts

    Two executives enjoyed an intimate moment by the pond at Sun Valley; Scott Rosenberg made peace with Mediaite's Power Grid and Courtney Reimer wished she could relax slightly less in yoga. The Twitterati remained calm. More »