"Jason is right when he is saying that these days blogs are often no longer about the integrity of the content but the number of backlinks it receives, the numb

"Jason is right when he is saying that these days blogs are often no longer about the integrity of the content but the number of backlinks it receives, the number of page views and how high it ranks in Google." I started blogging over 2 years ago and that's exactly how it was back then. It's always about readership, even if one doesn't run ads. Sure, people play games to be seen sometimes, but it's like television, or maybe any media. A few people will find short-term success (reality TV stars) and serious content providers will find longer life (think 60 Minutes). Sure, the technology will change as well, but as long as the internet remains reasonably neutral, people will blog/micorblog/videoblog/etc.