More on Blogs, The Long Tail and Following vs Leading

• tziller

  +3

  I appreciate the continued discourse from Cuban... but I still can't get over the fact Cuban insists media companies abandon 'the blog' in name or structure while ALL OF HIS COMPANIES embrace the name and structure of 'the blog.'

  Meanwhile, this should be fun.

  Posted 3/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Brian

  +2

  I'm just hoping a scene isn't made in Dallas if/when access is not granted to the locker room, to players, etc (though we *are* talking about an ESPN blogger, after all, so I'm not sure this experience will be representative of a what a normal blogger would encounter). It's just not worth it to make a big stink, in my personal opinion, if things go south.

  Posted 3/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

• rusty weathers

  +3

  The bloggers are playing right into Cuban's hands--the man will do anything he can to keep himself in the spotlight. Remember his history: Dancing With The Stars, The Benefactor, feuding with Trump, etc., etc.

  I don't understand the guy, at all. Give me a billion bucks and you'll never hear from me again. 

  Posted 3/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • And One

    +1

    Good point.  Mr. CrazyPants is having a field day and at midnight, he'll still be richer than us.  Monetarily, I mean.  We have each other. 

    Posted 3/19/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Texas Tech Tuesday Morning Notes - Lady Raiders to the WNIT Edition
Published 3/18/2008 by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation: Front Page Posts
... Mark Cuban still talks about bloggers, but I still haven't seen where anyone has asked the question as to whether or not official Maverick blogger Art Garcia is allowed in the locker room. ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Links
Published 3/18/2008 by Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... a tree shedder can be - All on the Field - Chuck Hayes’ free-throw shooting is something to be cherished - Forum Blue & Gold - Flashbacks can be painful; just ask Principal Seymour Skinner. - The Score - The Raptors kind of suck without Chris Bosh; they’re just okay with him. - Hardwood Paroxysm - Lance Allred is not your typical NBA player. - Blog Maverick - Mark Cuban weighs in on blogging (again). - Moderately ...

PM Roundup: Is Sportscenter Improved?
Published 3/18/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Mark Cuban knows he’s right, and he’s still ranting about why “newspapers should write blogs, but not call them blogs.” (Blog Maverick via ...

Late Tuesday Mini-Bullets
Published 3/18/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Mark Cuban posted some more thoughts about blogging on his blog. His point is that mainstream media should not squander its advantage by engaging in an endeavor whereby they compete with anyone who feels like competing with them. ...

Bloggers Vs. Beefy Security Guards: WHO WILL WIN? [Mark Cuban]
Published 3/19/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... Another fun highlight of blog affaire de Cuban: Tom Jolly, the sports editor of The New York Times, mistakenly thinking he could somehow reason with Cuban. (Mr. Jolly: Don't bother! ...

Cuban v. Bloggers
Published 3/19/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues at Uwe Blog
... about Mark Cuban disallowing bloggers into the Mavericks locker room. As it should be. Cuban's looking like a real jackass in this instance -- particularly because he's been such a savvy owner for so long and now he resembles Stalin. ...