http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:00:20 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70327 by the way, i would like everybody to know that the blogcritics cofffe mugs are so big that you can easily hog the coffee pot with little effort. 70327@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:00:20 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70322 Very glad to hear it Mark - I am frankly astonished more people haven't been snapping up the Blogcritics merch. I knew the donation concept would be a tough sell after almost two years of riding free, but I assumed many more people would be going for the goodies, which are reasonably priced, cool, and useful. BHW, "bloggles" - I like that. It's all relative, but we have now focused on the business side of things seriously for the first time. I am very optimistic about where we are heading. 70322@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:55:47 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70312 well, i received my two coffee mugs and the mouse pad. very cool. 70312@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:41:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70309 Eric, I agree. The site is very successful, and it bloggles my mind that there's not a bigger revenue stream coming from it. 70309@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:34:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70285 Sure, the mainstream media has all the advantages, which is why the fact that anyone is making money from blogs is so noteworthy. BTW, the only issue I have with this excellent article at all is the characterization of Blogcritics as "moderately successful." I realize the discussion was purely about income and we were being compared to the tiny handful of revenue generating sites, but I think Blogcritics has been wildly successful. There are something like 2 million blogs and we are in the top 20 or so by any measurement - that's pretty "elite." 70285@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 07:41:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/19/233626.php#comment-70269 That's telling whan an ELITE blog boasts about a five-figure annual commission. Say what you will about traditional mass media, but viewers and subscribers to print materials mean guaranteed revenue, even if the numbers are dwindling. 70269@blogcritics.org Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:42:35 EDT