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http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/taking-the-shine-off-why-blog-publishing-failed-in-the-uk/

Interesting post from the founder of Shiny Media

An interesting rant about the UK-media-blogs and an entrepreneur who wasn't successful.

Article on why blogging "failed" in the UK

Using social media to create debate - sometimes it backfires... Just ask Pocket-Lint editor Stuart Miles. Ouch!

[T]he BBC’s reluctance to link to British blogs and smaller independent media organisations, while at the same time endlessly plugging established media groups (Five Live is one long plug for mainstream media brands) makes life even more difficult.