Interesting point, but it's a largely superficial one. It basically is all a matter of perspective. 6 years ago all of the same tools and consumption methods ha

Interesting point, but it's a largely superficial one. It basically is all a matter of perspective. 6 years ago all of the same tools and consumption methods have existed. I.e. RSS feed aggregators, Google Reader & content websites a la Fark, Reddit, Digg, Slashdot, etc. They have simply morphed into the likes of Twitter/FaceBook/etc and in the process have become much easier to use by the general public. It sounds to me that the author is lamenting the fact that it's a lot harder to be a superstar blogger, which it is. There is a lot more competition for content these days because of streamlined delivery. Tough, but that's what it is.