BlogBurst Can Save Big (print) Media

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1. John Handelaar
   

   February 18th, 2006 at 7:06 pm

   I for one can’t wait to sign up and give my written material to major newspaper groups for free.

   Oh no, wait - they are paying for it? It’s just the cheapskate middleman screwing me?

   Better still. Count me in.

2. Slavito
   

   February 18th, 2006 at 10:25 pm

   Anybody else read the “Blogs to Riches” article in the New York Magazine this week? It talks about how there are A-list bloggers who get most of their story tips from B-list bloggers and the latter dream of nothing more than getting a “thank-you link” from the likes of Gawker.

   These guys seem to want to build the same kind of world order except it will be big newspapers who will reap the benefits, not Nick Denton.

3. Marshall Kirkpatrick
   

   February 19th, 2006 at 12:53 am

   Sounds similar in effect to Technorati’s deal with the Washington Post. ( http://marshallk.com/washingto.....ates-blogs )

   So be it, as Rubel says - most bloggers will blog for the love of their topic, not to be full time paid bloggers. (”disclosure” - as a full time blogger, I can totally imagine a time when the medium drives me nuts and I would rather write for love of the subject and welcome unpaid resyndication!)

4. Gabe
   

   February 19th, 2006 at 9:13 am

   Hey, how about some links to the parts of WaPo, SF Cron, etc. where BB is on display? What does the product ultimately look like?

5. Dave Panos
   

   February 19th, 2006 at 11:35 am

   Just wanted to weigh in with an important clarification.

   We will provide a blogger compensation model after we get through the beta period. We simply need time to discover usage patterns and land on the right monetization model with publishers and bloggers.

6. TLB
   

   February 19th, 2006 at 11:41 pm

   The Houston Chronicle has already taken it to the next level:

   chron.com/news/blogs

   Oddly enough, some of those topics would seem to be ones that would trigger high-value ads. Could there be a link? Are their bloggers getting a cut?

   And, if I’m approved for BlogBurst will the WaPo print articles where I point out exactly how much they lie?

7. Dale Cruse
   

   February 20th, 2006 at 9:39 am

   “BlogBurst charges publishers for this service. They do not share revenue with bloggers, although each post has a byline and attribution/link back to the blog. For most bloggers, this extra traffic and attention will be very welcome.”

   In that case, BlogBurst can go to hell.

8. Alasdair Allan
   

   February 21st, 2006 at 4:20 am

   I sort of understand the trepidation people feel about this, especially with the (current) absence of any revenue sharing model. But the fact that you’re getting your content republished in high traffic places, and the traffic gets driven (hopefully) to your own site as a consequence, is quite appealing for those of us seemingly stuck firmly on the C-list.

9. Charlie
   

   February 21st, 2006 at 12:49 pm

   Pre-approved??

   Editors choose content??

   Isn’t this what’s wrong with newspapers in the first place?

   I want someone to enable me to autoprint out a newspaper in the morning built off of my OPML file. A VC, the Daily News Mets RSS feed, jobs from Indeed, and HorsePigCow on the front page. I don’t want anyone picking my content for me.

10. Clay Cook
    

    February 26th, 2006 at 9:44 pm

    I will give it a shot. Considering that I never intend to try earn money from my content anyway.

11. Clay Cook
    

    February 27th, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    Quick Update: I applied but they said my blog was not a good fit at the moment. So I didn’t get accepted anyway.

12. Joe Anderson
    

    February 27th, 2006 at 11:48 pm

    My blog was accepted. Haven’t got publishe d by the Washington post yet.

13. Justin
    

    May 1st, 2006 at 4:34 pm

    Just got accepted and waiting to see the impact if any.