March 29, 2008
Insight on blogging moguls
Two fascinating and insightful articles about blogging moguls:
PaidContent vs. TechCrunch: Two Visions of Blogging’s Future (NY Times Bits)
There’s no love lost between Rafat Ali (leflt), the founder of PaidContent, and Michael Arrington (right), who runs TechCrunch. Both forceful, sharp-tongued, quick-tempered and plugged in, and both have built successful technology blogging ventures. So it’s no surprise that there is more than a little sparring between them.
Gear Blog Rivals Engadget and Gizmodo Turn the Competition Up to 11 (Wired)
In the world of gadget blogs, where the stakes are as high as the readership figures, Engadget and Gizmodo are two of the most popular blogs in the world and like a couple of rival hometown newspapers with their competition developing into a full-blown feud, complete with charges of malfeasance and sabotage.
Pictured left, Brian Lam (Editor in Chief Gizmodo), right, Ryan Block (Editor in Chief Engadget)
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