The venerable New York Review of Books dips into the gutter of the blogosphere in Robert Darnton‘s Blogging, Now and Then.
Blogging brings out the hit-and-run element in communication. Bloggers tend to be punchy. They often hit below the belt; and when they land a blow, they dash off to another target. Pow! The idea is to provoke, to score points, to vent opinions, and frequently to gossip.
But rather than rail on about the supposed debasement of our popular and literary culture by this (well almost) new medium, Darnton makes an interesting foray into the history of…
Mark Herrmann, whose The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law is one of my favorites and a necessary read for anyone interested in practicing in a law firm, has written a keen for his misadventure in blogging in the ABA’s Litigation Journal, Memoirs of a Blogger (.pdf). At the time, Herrmann was still writing for the Drug and Device Law Blog. Since submitting the article Herrmann left Jones Day to go in-house at Aon Corp. and retired from the blogosphere.
As usual, it’s well-written and incisive – a good primer for anyone considering starting a blog,…
