This post about bloggers misses a crucial point, I think. When analyzing the effect of blogs and bloggers and non-MSM opinions on the world at large, I don't particularly care how many people write blogs; I care about how many read them. Bloggers can insist upon their importance not just because of the myriad new bloggers out there, but also because their opinions, their ability to reach an audience that in many cases would never be aware of the information they impart, has changed the outcome of political races, acted as a watchdog for false media, and created a "market economy" for writing.
The content of the blogosphere is its strength, but the influence of the blogosphere is all about its audience.
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