http://baseblogging.net/2006/02/17/gammons-stark-joining-the-blogging-ranks/ A resource for baseball (and other sports) bloggers Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:49:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://baseblogging.net/2006/02/17/gammons-stark-joining-the-blogging-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Does the mainstream media steal from blogs? at Detroit Bad Boys Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:42:05 +0000 http://baseblogging.net/2006/02/17/gammons-stark-joining-the-blogging-ranks/#comment-244 [...] But sadly, even though more mainstream media organizations are starting to implement blogs, they've proven time and again that they still don't "get" them. How so? Blogs are supposed to be conversations, not just a forum to post quickly edited copy. Let me quote Bill Ferris from BaseBlogging.net (who's quoting Aaron from AaronGleeman.com) to explain: ESPN.com has added two of their most prominent baseball writers the their list of bloggers. Peter Gammons and Jayson Stark are now blogging. Unfortunately I just don’t see this as being significant. After reading their initial posts, they don’t read that much different than regular articles. And, like their regular articles both blogs are part of the Insider package. If it means more frequently updated, shorter posts, containing rumors and rumblings I guess that will be a positive. [...] [...] But sadly, even though more mainstream media organizations are starting to implement blogs, they’ve proven time and again that they still don’t “get” them. How so? Blogs are supposed to be conversations, not just a forum to post quickly edited copy. Let me quote Bill Ferris from BaseBlogging.net (who’s quoting Aaron from AaronGleeman.com) to explain: ESPN.com has added two of their most prominent baseball writers the their list of bloggers. Peter Gammons and Jayson Stark are now blogging. Unfortunately I just don’t see this as being significant. After reading their initial posts, they don’t read that much different than regular articles. And, like their regular articles both blogs are part of the Insider package. If it means more frequently updated, shorter posts, containing rumors and rumblings I guess that will be a positive. [...]

]]> http://baseblogging.net/2006/02/17/gammons-stark-joining-the-blogging-ranks/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Does the mainstream media steal from blogs? at Detroit Bad Boys Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:42:04 +0000 http://baseblogging.net/2006/02/17/gammons-stark-joining-the-blogging-ranks/#comment-243 [...] But sadly, even though more mainstream media organizations are starting to implement blogs, they've proven time and again that they still don't "get" them. How so? Blogs are supposed to be conversations, not just a forum to post quickly edited copy. Let me quote Bill Ferris from BaseBlogging.net (who's quoting Aaron from AaronGleeman.com) to explain: ESPN.com has added two of their most prominent baseball writers the their list of bloggers. Peter Gammons and Jayson Stark are now blogging. Unfortunately I just don’t see this as being significant. After reading their initial posts, they don’t read that much different than regular articles. And, like their regular articles both blogs are part of the Insider package. If it means more frequently updated, shorter posts, containing rumors and rumblings I guess that will be a positive. [...] [...] But sadly, even though more mainstream media organizations are starting to implement blogs, they’ve proven time and again that they still don’t “get” them. How so? Blogs are supposed to be conversations, not just a forum to post quickly edited copy. Let me quote Bill Ferris from BaseBlogging.net (who’s quoting Aaron from AaronGleeman.com) to explain: ESPN.com has added two of their most prominent baseball writers the their list of bloggers. Peter Gammons and Jayson Stark are now blogging. Unfortunately I just don’t see this as being significant. After reading their initial posts, they don’t read that much different than regular articles. And, like their regular articles both blogs are part of the Insider package. If it means more frequently updated, shorter posts, containing rumors and rumblings I guess that will be a positive. [...]

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