Random notes taken from the discussion:
Everyone can blog: see, there was a homeless guy who had a blog! Internet from the library, blogger, blogspot—all free.
Questions: Where are the artist bloggers? Where are the people making alternative ways of blogging? Why is everyone repeating the same stories on each and every blog?
Censorship: what do you include? The MTV pilot chick discusses linking to date-rape-fantasy and bestiality sites.
Women trading their self-respect to be part of the boys’ club: exhibitionist blogs? Trading sexuality for viewership: is there something wrong with that?
“You’re pretty than tons of these girls making money with webcams!”
What do you have to do to get money from readers? Ask, evidently. The guy speaking says he got a thousand dollars and a trip to Aruba (or is that, a thousand dollars to pay for a trip to Aruba?). Hmm. Such a deal. I wanna go to Aruba. Should I put out a tip jar? Discuss.
“Blegging.” That’s funny.
What makes a blog interesting? Tonight’s insight: Editorial judgement.
(Augh. Traffic going in and out. They really did not plan this space very well.)