American media vs the blogs: Bloggers. Truth-tellers or vigilantes? Trophy-hunters or watchdogs?
Bloggers' Internet obsession: "There is a narcotic quality to it," said Anil Dash, a prominent 29-year-old San Francisco technology blogger (www.anildash.com). "The more you post, the more readers you get. It's easy for people to get sucked into it." [...]
For most people, blogs are a healthy means of self-expression and validation, said Boston psychologist John Grohol, who studies online behavior. Most digital diarists find gratification in connecting with readers. Some feel the need to apologize to readers if they have not updated enough.
But blogging can become so all-consuming that it overshadows reality. "They spend enormous amounts of time blogging rather than living," Grohol said.
Doing kottke.org as a full-time job: I recently quit my web design gig and -- as of today -- will be working on kottke.org as my full-time job. And I need your help.
I'm asking the regular readers of kottke.org (that's you!) to become micropatrons
Day two of kottke.org full-time
Quit Your Job to Blog, Blog, Blog
