tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162819648316680732.post7949299444979243535..comments2023-10-21T05:29:12.449-04:00Comments on The Future According to Paul: The Gray Lady Finds A SicklePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11679234404220837033noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162819648316680732.post-89563206808850228052010-02-20T15:37:04.711-05:002010-02-20T15:37:04.711-05:00One of those Mommy Bloggers, Heather Armstrong of ...One of those Mommy Bloggers, Heather Armstrong of Dooce (the only Mommy Blog I actually follow), just got a show on HGTV. She also has a book out and a few months ago inspired a huge boycott against Maytag simply by blogging about the bad experience she had with their repairmen (which resulted in Maytag offering her a new washer/dryer for free, which she generously donated to charity). She has effectively turned her Mommy Blog into a considerable powerhouse, not only financially but in terms of cultural power. She even created a secondary website where she posts all the hate email she receives alongside huge numbers of online ads--"Monetizing the Hate." While Heather is clearly interesting and clever, even she could not have done something like this, say, five years ago. It's really fascinating.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405345568600911261noreply@blogger.com