Blogs: has their time finally come -- or gone? -- McIntosh 1 (3): 385 -- Global Media and Communication

This link contains a short article discussing the future of blogs and their relationship to the MSM.

It raises the issue of how one knows whether a blog has an impact. The author suggests that incoming links is a useful tool.

Hopefully, this link will work for you. It shows me as a subscriber through the UW network, so I don't know if it will work if you are outside.

Web Review: Blogs: has their time finally come -- or gone? -- McIntosh 1 (3): 385 -- Global Media and Communication