Zack Exley has an interesting article up on the Huffington Post blog setting out why he thinks the blogosphere is in the process of being subsumed by The Establishment / Mainstream Media, and why he thinks the hard work is just now starting .. the hard work that will prove, or not, the long-term staying power and possible, potential impact of hyperlinks, connected minds and social and political activism.
In some of the blog networks I have frequented, this issue has been a source of questioning and conversation … and some practical initiatives … over the past couple of years.