The TBA Interview: Oliver Willis
Jun 15, 2007 at 12:13 PM by Bill ScherThe progressive blogosphere community will be honored with Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award at the Take Back America Gala Awards Dinner. And no progressive blogger has been blogging longer than Oliver Willis. The blog pioneer, known by tagline "Like Kryptonite To Stupid," offered characteristically blunt thoughts on the state of the blogosphere.
Q: What do you plan to contribute to the panel you're serving on, "The Blogosphere: From Ideas to Action"?
OW: I'm really interested in having progressive blogs move from being "activist" blogs and into opinion/idea. Our side is saturated with activists, which is great, but in non-election years opinion mongering and non-wonky ideas talk is of high importance.
Q: The progressive blogosphere community will be honored at Take Back America's Gala Awards Dinner with the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award. What does that say about how far blogs have come since you started blogging in 2000?
OW: It means bloggers have to iron their clothes. It also probably means we have, in record time, gone from screaming that we matter to now being over hyped.
Q: What would you say to Take Back America participants that have yet to become part of the blogosphere?
OW: The idea that someone can't "break in" to blogging is ludicrous, and you shouldn't believe anyone that says it. The internet is all about the low cost (none) of switching where you get your information from and the top bloggers are no indication of where the ceiling is. Go to blogger.com or wordpress.com and start writing what comes into your head. The people will come.
I'm rather on the same page as you, Oliver. I plan to show up at the conference, will look for you. I only just heard about the conference a couple of days ago. Best.
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