gatekeepers
When is a Blogger not a Blogger? Paid Members Public
Isn’t it interesting how the broadening of the communication channel causes gatekeepers of all stripes (in this case, the Tory press office) to tie themselves into knots trying to define who is “media” [http://tory-politico.com/2009/07/tory-press-officer-blogs-are-not-important/] and who isn’t? Incidentally, I think they’ll live
Why Gatekeepers and Sticky Sites Fail Paid Members Public
This has been said many times, and in many ways, but Dave Winer has put it very clearly [http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/08/14/gatekeepingIsALosingStrate.html], and in a way traditional publishing organisations should take to heart: > A long time ago [http://www.scripting.com/2005/12/12.