For All Those Who Have Said Blogging Was Just A Fad ...

I remember literally scores of conversations over the past five years with smart people in various areas of business and the professions ... almost all of whom were over approximately 35 years old ... in which they were dismissive of blogging, for one or other of the various now-well-known reasons that blogging is often portrayed as demonstrative of human foibles, warts and the fact that not everyone is a well-read, thoughtful and considerate person when expressing themselves.

Here, via the Guardian (UK) is a brief report that demonstrates how far and wide the impact of blogging has spread.