Posted
5:03 PM
by Gene
THE BLOG is up and running, and it should put paid to the fool Hugh's notion that blogging's for the little guy. After all these big names didn't get to type (or more likely dictate) their blah because they weren't big guys. And just because a well-remunerated conscience like HHHWWALTER CRRRONKITE does it "for free" (I doubt it) doesn't make him any better. It will be interesting to see how long the enthusiasm lasts for making interns perform finger calisthenics. The good news is the early entries seem quite earnest, which in blog terms means a firecracker in Niagara Falls. If there is fire it will be very red. Indeed it would be to Arianna's advantage to keep the heat down -- ADVERTISING, as (to mix metaphors) that oil may not mix with the VINEGAR of unvarnished opinion. I'm no longer convinced NICK DORKEN will be first with an IPO. I've dutifully bookmarked it, but I don't expect much I can't find in excessive abundance elsewhere, and type on to my own increasing obscurity.