Ray of Light wrote:

Is in blogdex.net, which strips away the worst part of blogs -- all that smarmy writing -- and keeps the best part, links to external sites. Even this first derivative shows signs of self-importance, but it's far more tolerable than the straight juice.



Ray!

From one of those links:

Blogsploitation: Big Media Try to Steal Bloggers' Thunder at DNC

The big news was that bloggers got credentials at the Democratic National Convention. But the mainstream media didn't just write about those bloggers -- they launched their own high-profile blogging efforts while poaching talent from the blogosphere. A look at the better blogging moments at the DNC, from our bloggy-eyed correspondent.