That's Always Been My Test For What

As A Print Journalist, If You Hear A Rumour You Try To Stand It Up And If You Can't, The Story Dies. With A Blog You Can Throw The Rumour Out There And Ask For Help. You Can Say: 'we Don't Know If This Is True Or Not.

Personally, As A Print Journalist, I Always Found The Most Interesting Stories To Be The Ones Hacks Talked About In The Bar After Work.

Google And Others Truncate Headlines At 70 Characters. On The Manti Teo Story, Deadspin's Scoop Fell Down The Google Search Results, Overtaken By Copycat Stories With Simpler Headlines. Deadspin's Headline Was 118 Characters. Vital Information - 'hoax' - Was One Of The Words That Was Cut Off.

While I Love The Medium, I've Always Been Skeptical About The Value Of Blogs As Businesses.

Forget About Someone's Resume Or How They Present Themselves At A Party. Can They Blog Or Not? The Blog Doesn't Lie.