tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post7528081842667817594..comments2023-10-30T06:09:05.585-04:00Comments on One For The Other Thumb: These Interwebs, Man. Ruining Everything...Cotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12004631219654933477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-39023790992722907482009-01-07T23:58:00.000-05:002009-01-07T23:58:00.000-05:00Well, I'll agree with the CJR about the topic, eve...Well, I'll agree with the CJR about the topic, even though I probably won't read the article. <BR/><BR/>You wouldn't believe, on CBSSportsline alone, how crappy those writings are. It's either: <BR/><BR/>a. Saying something ridiculous (ie Tim Tebow greatest college football player EVER) just to get people fired up.<BR/><BR/>or <BR/><BR/>b. Just respitting the facts (not always right, by the way) to make a safe pick or to make a conservative statement or something.<BR/><BR/>I don't condone the latter as much simply because of what you said about obtaining info from the same well, but live a little.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Domski, I do believe the Steelers play on Sunday. Here's to more holding calls on Silverback.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225848763496183694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-77472026381154961622009-01-07T18:06:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:06:00.000-05:00dude, really?dude, really?tecmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420223532768654748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-91703338168605732972009-01-07T17:54:00.000-05:002009-01-07T17:54:00.000-05:00GUESS WHAT?THE STEELERS PLAY ON SUNDAY!GUESS WHAT?<BR/><BR/><BR/>THE STEELERS PLAY ON SUNDAY!domski43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09146835359192013071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-90658213489594293662009-01-07T16:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:18:00.000-05:00Good post.Good writing is good writing, no matter ...Good post.<BR/><BR/>Good writing is good writing, no matter the medium.<BR/><BR/>I imagine there's a whole corps of dodgy, rumpled sportswriters longing for the good old days, which kind of makes me sad. But, it's just the classic case of whatever's new cannibalizing the old. It's not good, it's not bad, it just...IS. And everyone adapts to it.<BR/><BR/>You also make an interesting point above that bloggers (unless they've managed to get themselves press credentials) are still relying on the traditional outlets for the hard news to round out their opinion posts. We're all still going back to the same well.<BR/><BR/>Finally, re: cursing. Funny story. My mother, bless her heart and unbeknownst to me, told one of her patients about my magnetblog. The patient (a schoolteacher) has kids who love magnets.<BR/><BR/>The next time she went back to see mom, she told her that she didn't like my blog because every other word was shit, damn or fuck. Which of course, embarrassed my mother, and prompted a very long call.<BR/><BR/>In short (too late, I know), I'm in my mid30s and I'm still getting reamed for cursing. I told Mom that it was MY blog and she should have known before she sent KIDS to it. (Mind you, the mother should have checked before the kids were blogsurfing, but that's a whole post on its own.) Mom said, "but I didn't know you were cursing and cursing there."<BR/><BR/>NOT a fun call. But, to appease her, I did end up putting a parental note at the top.<BR/><BR/>So, Cotter, go on with your cursing self. Please. And I might forward your blog to that crazy woman just to make her head explode. (The schoolteacher. Not my mom.)joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329104162799729674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-76636435199725352512009-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:00Good idea of using the Pro Tools comparison. I was...Good idea of using the Pro Tools comparison. I was trying to think of something to relate the whole MSM/blogger divide to, and that put it perfectly.<BR/><BR/>In blogging, there is a wide net for what is "good" writing. My interpretation is differnet from probably every other blogger...but that doesn't mean mine is exclusively correct. Or incorrect, for that matter. I get perturbed when MSMers try to get blogs to follow a certain formula, be it the writing style, humor level or credibility. I blog so I don;t ave to go by someone else's standards.tecmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420223532768654748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-91073372512354584062009-01-07T15:36:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:36:00.000-05:00Absolutely!And to some extent, there's even a symb...Absolutely!<BR/><BR/>And to some extent, there's even a symbiotic relationship between us. Some of the larger blogs may have more access than say, me. But without news reports from the Associated Press and other traditional outlets, I wouldn't have a clue what was going on with the Steelers or in the world for that matter. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for you comment, Shawn!Cotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004631219654933477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18782985.post-75013631457059192932009-01-07T15:32:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:32:00.000-05:00Interesting post.I think each media format has it'...Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>I think each media format has it's purpose. I am not sure that the sports blogs have hurt the sports journalism industry. I think blogs help generate interest in sports and teams in general. In some instances blogs can become the news. What I think the issue is that blogs are just another format that the news biz has yet to get a grasp (make money) on and therefore they get a 'bad' wrap from the traditional news folks.shawnkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463744202874900919noreply@blogger.com