As I went through the checkout line at Safeway last night I noticed “Attack of the Blogs” was the cover story on Forbes Magazine. I decided to pick it up and see what all the fuss is about. I read the entire article on the train into work this morning and have concluded this is the most negative article about blogs I’ve come across in the mainstream press. It makes many bloggers out to be petty and vindictive people who spend most of their time spreading lies. The article goes on giving examples of people and businessines who have been brought to their knees by bloggers who have attacked their company or product. The article gives several suggestions on how companies can fight back against the bloggers. Some of the suggestions sound reasonable until they mention “attacking the host” and “sue the blogger” as viable options.
On a side note: This is the first article on blogging I’ve read that doesn’t mention Scoble or Winer. Very strange indeed.
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