Blogging as a profession? Seems like an interesting career
choice, especially since most blogs are not created for the
purpose of stable revenue. So when the Wall Street Journal named
“blogging” America’s Newest Profession, it seemed a little odd.
But apparently about 1.7 million people profit from blogging –
and 452,000 see blogging as their primary source of income.
Wait a second …  Clay Shirky describes blogging as “mass
amateurization of publishing.” However, today’s professional
bloggers, take Perez Hilton for example, would hardly say they
are “amateurs.” At least within the entertainment industry, the
lurking professional blogger (let’s call him the “PB”) may very
well have a front-page story that slipped the big shots at
People Magazine.  Now the PB has the most valuable content,
despite not owning a printing press.  Clay Shirky further
mentions that the internet and weblogs are changing the
definition of news professions and news itself. Consider this –
does your name really need to appear in a New