On a tangent, I love the skepticism and sense of investigationism that blogs have created, and the Internet has allowed. If you don’t believe something, there is an easier way to verify it now, if you want. Many of the ways may have been there before, but they’re easier to access now for someone who wishes to do so. And in this, democracy and full discussion live on. As long as we keep fighting for it.

Ryan: Yes, democratizing. By enabling people to have a voice through their online writings (a voice that’s potentially searchable and accessible by anyone in the world), it not only increases the numbers of perspectives and contributors to the information flow of the planet, but it also creates a culture of healthy media skepticism, ie don’t always believe what you read, whether it’s on myblog.com or cnn.com.

That said, I haven’t read the articles you linked, so perhaps my mind will change.

That said, I still love blogs and the freedom that they tend to grant information.