An unlikely new source of writing talent: Blogs: But for many bloggers, especially those in academia, money doesn't matter that much. The payoff of having a piece in The New York Times or The New Republic is more traffic to their Web sites.
"Hit counts are the currency of the blogosphere," says blogger and University of Chicago political science professor Daniel Drezner, who has written several pieces for The New Republic Online (www.tnr.com).
Worker blogs raise some company concerns: An explosion in online diaries by workers is creating headaches, and opportunities, for employers.
