50 Million?

CBS's Sunday Morning program did a piece on the Blogosphere today and estimated that there were about 50 million bloggers on the internet. It may sound crowded but I feel safe and snug in here.

It really is amazing, though, how many people have come up with clever ways to make money through blogging. They have good ideas or products and the time and energy to devote to putting themselves “out there,” as the saying goes.

But truly, in today's society nothing is too trivial to attract an audience. I applaud those inventive bloggers who've found a niche that interests significant numbers of people. I'd like to have a few more followers but I'm not offering anything other than the musings of an 80-year-old man who marvels at how technology has transformed the news business he used to be in.

What is truly astonishing is that the mainstream media now has to monitor all sorts of blogs in order not to miss some tidbit of real news that needs covering. They used to cover their own stories. Now they follow blogger leads.

There's a tale wagging a dog. (Pun intended).