The Myths of Personal Blogging

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Listen Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. in Economy, Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology

Only a few years ago, a lot of aspiring writers saw the blogosphere as a potential avenue to Internet fame. But most of today's most popular blogs are penned by people who established their profiles outside the online media landscape. We explore what it really takes to establish a successful voice in today's blogosphere.

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Guests

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Contributing Editor, The Atlantic; author "The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood" (Spiegel & Grau)

Dan Silverman

Author, "Prince of Petworth"

Bob Cox

President, Media Bloggers Association

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