Metafilter mention in Feb 27 SF Chronicle column. [more inside]
posted by jasper411 on Feb 27, 2008 - 31 comments

"popular group blog" Metafilter warrants a mention in this article which discusses how local issues in places such as university campuses can become widely discussed nationally and globally within hours or days of their initial mention online.
posted by feelinglistless on Apr 26, 2005 - 4 comments

The San Francisco Chronicle tech critic on weblogs.

As the pool of blog writers has grown, perhaps inevitably so have complaints about quality. It's true that some bloggers seem to feel the need to log every sneeze.

But even drivel has its readership, Fake says. "Sure there are a hundred teenage boys typing, 'I'm bored. School sucks' every three hours, but their friends read them -- and that's their intended audience."

Amen.
posted by bradlands on Feb 28, 2001 - 1 comment