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A blog is born

At long last, Live Feed the blog is finally up and running. The print version of Live Feed will continue but I imagine Live Feed the blog will become the tail that wags that dog. I’m going to quote myself from a Live Feed column I wrote a few months ago about my entry into blogdom:

At their best, blogs have a richness and immediacy that’s unmatched by any other form of media. Readers of the print version of Live Feed can write a letter to the editor, but in a blog the responses build on each other and create a kind of metadialogue, all the while taking me to task where I’m in error or opening my eyes to new information or points of interest. Or at least some really funny video. That’s good for me and hopefully good for you, the reader, too.

While many blog boosters and more than a few old-school media types say the rise of blogs is making newspapers irrelevant, that’s clearly not the case. According to data compiled by Technorati last year, The New York Times had nearly 80,000 inbound links from blogs, more than any other publication. While many of those links were undoubtedly critical and sought to prove the point that the mainstream media just doesn’t get it, I’m sure the impetus behind all those links was a healthy mix of praise, scorn and just piqued interest. And that’s as it should be. If a newspaper doesn’t engage the public, it’s little more than fish wrap. A more engaged public benefits all, and if blogs can be part of that then I’m behind them all the way.

Thanks for reading.