tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post2729172702782037282..comments2024-02-26T13:34:55.746-06:00Comments on Comrade Kevin's Chrestomathy: The Soft News/Hard News Debate: Internet EditionComrade Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-62484565137314775272009-12-09T16:15:27.361-06:002009-12-09T16:15:27.361-06:00You make many good points here. One key point is t...You make many good points here. One key point is that the internet doesn't really have a horizontal structure. On those few occasions that I've received a lot of hits in a day on my site, it was almost always due to some fluke--getting picked up by some site that is frequently checked by Google. In every case, my post was something lifted from somewhere else (albeit, with appropriate citations)--something completely lacking in creativity. In the end, it's only possible to shout to the person next to you in the crowd, which is all facing the CEO with the blaring microphone, towards which all heads are turned.Karlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647211317186049289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-47923500324188080882009-12-09T13:28:18.716-06:002009-12-09T13:28:18.716-06:00You are a great writer and deserve to be rewarded ...You are a great writer and deserve to be rewarded for it so I do hope you get the recognition you deserve.<br /><br />I, however, write to express myself which pleases me.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.com