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		<title>By: Darren Shuster</title>
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		<dc:creator>Darren Shuster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi there!

Actually, several celebrity gossip bloggers have picked up on it and I do think it is relevant to quite a few Bloggers&#039; personal interests (the whole www.SkinnyMyths.com site, in fact).

Bloggers tend to pick up on stuff that is pro-consumer -- whether they admit it or not, they tend to bias towards the consumer rather than &#039;the system&#039;.

In the end, they will likely turn into (and signs already exist) the very &#039;new gatekeepers&#039; they claim to despise. 

Many are already taking a sort of &#039;high road&quot; approach to discussions, which is what the traditional media have done for decades. Looks like it&#039;s business-as-usual -- especially as Bloggers tend not to always generate a lot of revenue and they are typically hungry for convo starters.  

Looks like Bloggers are next to inherit the Earth! And, yes, Bloggers may not publish press releases (except for you at the moment), but they certainly don&#039;t mind getting the notices. 

I&#039;ve received 90% &quot;thank you&quot; notes from our Blogger friends. 

Thanks again for your contribution to the convo!

Darren Shuster</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there!</p>
<p>Actually, several celebrity gossip bloggers have picked up on it and I do think it is relevant to quite a few Bloggers&#8217; personal interests (the whole <a href="http://www.SkinnyMyths.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.SkinnyMyths.com</a> site, in fact).</p>
<p>Bloggers tend to pick up on stuff that is pro-consumer &#8212; whether they admit it or not, they tend to bias towards the consumer rather than &#8216;the system&#8217;.</p>
<p>In the end, they will likely turn into (and signs already exist) the very &#8216;new gatekeepers&#8217; they claim to despise. </p>
<p>Many are already taking a sort of &#8216;high road&#8221; approach to discussions, which is what the traditional media have done for decades. Looks like it&#8217;s business-as-usual &#8212; especially as Bloggers tend not to always generate a lot of revenue and they are typically hungry for convo starters.  </p>
<p>Looks like Bloggers are next to inherit the Earth! And, yes, Bloggers may not publish press releases (except for you at the moment), but they certainly don&#8217;t mind getting the notices. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve received 90% &#8220;thank you&#8221; notes from our Blogger friends. </p>
<p>Thanks again for your contribution to the convo!</p>
<p>Darren Shuster</p>
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