Comments on: Zombies

By: jceo

jceo — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:14:43 +0000

Not to mention….you’re quoting the median of the results, not a very good index of central tendency.

By: jceo

jceo — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:03:46 +0000

No offense, but the blog survey is pretty much crap. Surely you have evidence of your claims, and the reporter does not. However, you can’t be sure that those who took the survey are representative of blog readers. It has the inherent flaws all survey research has: extremely poor external validity. Evidence is on your side (poor evidence, but better than none) but ethically you should describe the inherent flaws in survey research when making such generalizing claims.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:17:24 +0000

I’ve been exposed to Sree via the American Society for Journalists & Authors workshops…he’s the farthest thing from an out-of-touch Ivy League professor that you’d ever want to meet.

I don’t believe that was HIM saying ‘it’s too much trouble to read blogs’ - his LIFE is reading blogs & developing web technologies.

Just saying - don’t knock who you don’t know.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:34:20 +0000

SteveAudio @ 5

From a 57 year old man in that income group, who reads far more than 10 hours of blogs per week, and writes his own blog as well, my only comment is:

You got it exactly right!

Bingo! I’m 45, income at about 85K (apply a 10% discount for CDN dollars though) and lurk around FDL and smirkingchimp.com almost every day (don’t tell my boss).

- M

By: Judy Garvey

Judy Garvey — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:17:47 +0000

I am 73 years old and read several blogs almost every day. I do not trust the print media to give a true picture of the facts and the only TV news I watch is from The Daily Show and Colbert Report. Don’t count us tough old women out.

By: Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse — Tue, 08 May 2007 09:12:10 +0000

Snark ON:

I used to be 14 year centigrade man, and i’ve got the requisite notches on my bed to prove it. But after reading Jane’s take on the “male” view of the HRC visit, i’ve decided to become a blogging young woman, because i want to continue learning from FDL. Pies and Pixels!.

Snark Off.

Seriously Pups, there’s lots still to be learned from the various views in the Off Topic discussion regarding a candidate’s appearance here.

By: Anonymous Grouch

Anonymous Grouch — Tue, 08 May 2007 05:07:13 +0000

They keep using the “early adapters” line but blogs, not necessarily political, have been popular for about 7 years.

By: jacktheokie

jacktheokie — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:25:12 +0000

With an income of $70,000 plus, Master’s Degree, wife who’s an R.N. with a Master’s, and two kids under the age of 8, I don’t fit the concept of ‘young blogger’. Especially when you throw in that I turn 70 this fall. I read FDL religiously (especially liked the Lamont pre-election times), as well as Boing-Boing, Bartcop, TPM, Cannonfire, Joe Bageant, etc. I never dreamed of the amount of information available to me, and spend about 3 hours daily sucking it in. I, too, contribute online to progressive causes. My point is, there are a great many diverse bloggers/readers. Many more than most can imagine. It certainly has renewed my spirit and interest in politics in America.

By: val in canada

val in canada — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:01:24 +0000

oh, and forgot to say:

i am a left handed artist, as well, and came to FDL from crooks and liars plus i use a mac and donate to political campaigns, time and money.

By: val in canada

val in canada — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:39:55 +0000

i’m a lefty and a lefty; sixty three and slightly below that income level; in sweat shirt and pants, have two graduate degrees, AND
read blogs for the investigative journalism that back in the seventies was actually IN newspapers!