Posted by karenses on April 13, 2008
Wow, below is an interesting article. Initially, I began blogging to collect my own content in one central location - much like a marketing reference guide. Then I began writing for others who might gain value from my content, in turn trying to keep up with the Jones’s. Now I’m back to focusing on my original strategy. You’ll probably see only 3-5 posts on average per month (so sign up for my e-Updates). The added stress is definitely not what I’m looking for, although I enjoy this medium (when I have time for it). You read… you decide.
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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop
SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.
A growing work force of home-office laborers and entrepreneurs, armed with computers and smartphones and wired to the hilt, are toiling under great physical and emotional stress created by the around-the-clock Internet economy that demands a constant stream of news and comment.
Of course, the bloggers can work elsewhere, and they profess a love of the nonstop action and perhaps the chance to create a global media outlet without a major up-front investment. At the same time, some are starting to wonder if something has gone very wrong. In the last few months, two among their ranks have died suddenly.
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This entry was posted on April 13, 2008 at 4:42 am and is filed under Blogs & Wikis, Social Media, Web Marketing.
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