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Blog Wars: Is There a $1 Billion Opportunity Here?

Posted Mar 20, 2008 03:46pm EDT by Sarah Lacy in Internet, Media, Newsmakers, Venture Capital, M and A, IPOs
Related: nyt, nws, wpo, cnet
On Wednesday, TechCrunch co-editor Michael Arrington penned a Jerry Maguire-like manifesto on the future of the blog business. Some people cheered, other jeered, but it raised some good questions about the future of the blogging business. Costs are going up as ego-centric blogs seek to expand beyond a single brand and build "real businesses," and a good number of blogs are raising venture capital to fund it. Arrington, who hasn't yet raised outside capital , argued a roll-up of All Star talent is a better way to go. Meanwhile another blogging kingpin Nick Denton has a very different strategy with his Gawker empire. Is this really the future of journalism?
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10 Comments

Steve H
Steve H - Thursday March 20, 2008 04:25PM EDT

Hyperbole?

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RobB
RobB - Thursday March 20, 2008 04:40PM EDT

Should look at BlogTalkRadio . Great and easy to use platform to take blogging to the interactive level to combine traditional blogging with Live Talk Show interaction with your readers/listeners.

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barend
barend - Thursday March 20, 2008 04:55PM EDT

Mobile blogging is also a growing economy. I am currently visiting in Africa and the cell ph. industry is entirely different from the USA and tis is where I picked up on mobile blogging. So much easier.

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Terry
Terry - Thursday March 20, 2008 05:26PM EDT

buy ERFW stock and move on with your life

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Scott Manley
Scott Manley - Thursday March 20, 2008 05:34PM EDT

In the post, Sarah mentions how the new 2.0 blogging will impact kids wanting to grow up to be journalists. As I see it, there's no reasons for kids to wait. They can immediately start their own blog or post to a community blog with their interests and have at it. Theres' absolutely no barrier today to be published. It's just a matter of how interesting the writer is and does what they have to say mean anything.

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夏 - Thursday March 20, 2008 06:58PM EDT

US $ 1 billion? Far more....Democratic spring soaring ....

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Drivinfast
Drivinfast - Thursday March 20, 2008 07:46PM EDT

I looked at internet, blogs, phone book, friends. I had no luck in finding a reputable shop to replace my A/C compressor in my 89 Honda that wanted $600 or less..can you say rip-off. So I did what you did in the past, I drove around, can you imagine that? I found a good place for $150. My point? Blogs are a waste of time to me

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Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Thursday March 20, 2008 09:19PM EDT

Hyperbowl....I love it. Ignorance is bliss!

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Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Friday March 21, 2008 09:02AM EDT

I don't know what's worse - mangling "hyperbole" or the mutual verbal handjobs they were giving each other and their friends.

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Lee
Lee - Friday March 21, 2008 09:35AM EDT

Drivinfast....I laugh to myself when I read things. I read your post and laughed aloud(thank you). You metioned 4 things and blamed one. Can you explain?You mentoned internet,friends,phonebook and blogs. But put the blame squarely on the "blog"! How did you conclude?

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