Why Athlete Blogs Are Good for Humanity

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Blog Censorship?
Published 10/4/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... (Thanks to True Hoop for the heads up.) ...

WSJ Discusses Gil's Blog
Published 10/4/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... is winning. By a lot. Note to WSJ: start reading Yardbarker. 3) Gilbert has promoted at least two things on his blog that have been scrapped by his sponsors: the "golden ticket" free shoe giveaway and the Benihana Hibachi shoe. 4) Sponsors are worried about Gilbert and his zany, uncensored blog. To which True Hoop's Henry Abbott has the sensible response : My vision, and it may be total fantasy, is that people just get more used to hearing from humans talking as humans -- with nuance and foibles. That might be a little scary for brands that don't like frank talk. But for brands that embrace that -- set Gilbert free! He's not hurting anybody ... Right on, Henry. By Dan Steinberg | October 4, 2007; 3:47 PM ET | Category: ...