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April 22, 2009
The Lonely Journey Of A White Suit In A Shit Storm
I sometimes forget the realities of the business I earn a living in... and then, yet another piece about raging bloggers and raging Traditional Media that obsesses on the personalities and not the work... and I am reborn.
I forget to appreciate that unsexiness of having an actual business that has earned its weight and more for the last five years without becoming a gossip blog or resorting to some of the bad choices that have forced some Old Media into New Media. Admittedly, ego lurks. It's not really fun to see stories (even nasty stories) about all the new, unproven sites on the block - almost all of which will be out of business by this time next year - while no one in media can be bothered to notice the one business in this grouping that actually works for the industry, drives significant traffic daily to all the other sites without ego, and consistently turns a profit. Yawn. Much more fun to do the mud-wrestling story.
Why aren't they throwing dirt my way? Thanks for not throwing dirt my way.
After a dozen years online... after all kinds of ego breaks... after all kinds of fights, public and private... I realize that I am peace when I am doing the work I choose to do, not worrying about others. But it is hard not to get involved (or want to get involved) in the soap opera of it all.
Sigh...
Back to work...
Posted by dpoland at April 22, 2009 05:05 PM
Comments
"I realize that I am [at?] peace when I am doing the work I choose to do, not worrying about others."
Well, this explains a lot. You're obviously not at peace very often, and never for very long.
Posted by: Joe Leydon ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at April 22, 2009 09:21 PM
Thank you, Buddha.
Posted by: David Poland at April 22, 2009 10:22 PM
That's Bubba, son.
Posted by: Joe Leydon at April 22, 2009 10:42 PM
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