MOB party makes the local papers!
The blogosphere’s here to stay. Written by Mark Yost
It’s fair to say that Power Line, where astute fact checkers nearly brought down Dan Rather, were the cyber stars of 2004. And rightfully so.
But Power Line is just the tip of the iceberg. Minnesota is replete with bloggers, including Fraters Libertas (www.fraterslibertas.com), part of the Northern Alliance, which includes SCSU Scholars, Captain’s Quarters, Shot in the Dark and others.
For those unfamiliar with “blogging,” the word “blog” is short for “Web log,” which is basically an online diary that anyone can read. Subjects range from astrophysics to the Zodiac.
About 100 of these Minnesota bloggers gathered Saturday at Keegan’s in North Minneapolis for their semi-annual confab. (Many can be found there on Thursday nights, too, for the pub’s weekly trivia contest.) In attendance was the Nihilist in Golf Pants, Chad The Elder, Saint Paul, Captain Ed, Atomizer — to name a few. Some use screen names to guard their identity, but for most it’s merely part of the online persona they’ve cultivated. Read on…
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