Jon Keller gives us a shout-out. Too bad CBS-4's page doesn't work too well with Firefox, which I'm not willing to give up, thankyouverymuch.Good gravy, with so much talk in the media about blogs and stuff, why blog about anything but blogs … [Read more...]
Guest blogging @ Liberal Oasis
So, I'll be guest-blogging on Wednesdays for a few weeks at the recently hot-rodded Liberal Oasis, since LO editor Bill Scher just got hitched. The other guest bloggers will be MA LeftyBlogs' own Frederick Clarkson of Talk To Action and … [Read more...]
One Year of Left in Lowell
Happy blogiversary to Lynne and Left in Lowell. Lynne was one of our earlier commenters, and started up a year ago yesterday. And now she's turned it into a group blog, with Mimi and K-R-S (not the rapper, presumably) on board.From what … [Read more...]
Chris Lydon on old and new media
With typical understatement, in the latest MassINC magazine Christopher Lydon pronounces "An Emersonian transformation underway" in the media in these parts:The Internet is that âbetter mousetrapâ to which, as Emerson said, the world … [Read more...]
On to the finals, baby
Thanks to your support, this blog is one of nine finalists in the Koufax Awards for Best State or Local Blog. The voting has begun again -- post a comment in the above-linked post and tell 'em what you think.In any event, to everyone who … [Read more...]
Gettin’ Meta Over Censure…
Regarding bloggers talking about the politics of censure (click around Ben's post for more):Look, it's fun to play Karl Rove/James Carville, and suggest moves for the Dems to take. It's kind of like being a baseball fan: "The Sox … [Read more...]
Of Blogs and Spheres, Part Deux
Chris at Left-Center-Left has a response to my post on the "blog bubble" and what to do about it; Chris has theoretical and writing chops that I seem to have diluted with Schlitz in college. So go read it. (Hypocrisy warning: my hearty … [Read more...]
Of Blogs and Spheres
Responding to David's presentation at DCI this past weekend, esteemed commenter eury 13 asked the question that we should all be asking ourselves:So how do we avoid the bubble effect? How to we make sure that we're actually connecting with … [Read more...]
One year of .08 Acres and a Donkey
How time flies -- sco's thoughtful, wry blog has been around for a year. At the BlogLeft gathering in December, I remember someone (Sen. Barrios?) asked him why he got into blogging; he said it was because he wanted to learn about the local … [Read more...]
Dept. of Self-Congratulation
Wow. We got nominated for a Koufax Award (you know, for a lefty with a fastball) for Best State and Local Blog.Don't know who does the nominating, but thanks!UPDATE: Jeez, it was David. Whatever! … [Read more...]