Comments on: Why I Like Blogging About the Washington Post

By: Kate Harding

Kate Harding — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:42:36 +0000

Actually, that wasn’t Kate Harding, although I am a reader of her blog with a similar name.

And yet, through the miracle of referral logs, the creative conversations can still happen! Thanks for the plugs, Katie and Frank.

And I agree that alerting readers to blogger commentary is a very nice move on their part.

By: Maryland Conservatarian

Maryland Conservatarian — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:12:48 +0000

“Of course, it’s no wonder the NYT doesn’t want such links attached to David Brooks. . . .”

…or Maureen Dowd or Frank Rich or…

By: KipEsquire

KipEsquire — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:43:17 +0000

I am far more likely to use WaPo for my source material given their Technorati feature.

Meanwhile, the NYT has been nice enough to offer permalinks to their articles that bloggers can use. Unlike the direct URL, the permalink never expires. So they get a (sorta kinda) hat tip too.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:52:01 +0000

Well, I suppose my empirical example of the WaPo sparking creative conversations has just been debunked. But I suppose this debunking is in itself confirmation of the larger thesis–the self-correcting nature of the blogosphere.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:49:49 +0000

(I should also add that I’m also a regular reader of this blog – I didn’t come across this post via the Washington Post, although I am intrigued to know that feature exists).

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:45:53 +0000

Actually, that wasn’t Kate Harding, although I am a reader of her blog with a similar name. I tend to get nervous about posting my last name/e-mail address on-line, so I guess, insofar as that would provide some credibility, I can’t verify it, but apologies for the confusion.