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we are 10 years old happy birthday thank

we are 10 years old happy birthday thank you so much and when we were born and

you so much and when we were born and

you so much and when we were born and the conversation had not yet moved

the conversation had not yet moved

the conversation had not yet moved online in the way that it has moved

online in the way that it has moved

online in the way that it has moved online now and one of the first things

online now and one of the first things

online now and one of the first things that we did we kind of elevated blogging

that we did we kind of elevated blogging

that we did we kind of elevated blogging because before the Huffington Post

because before the Huffington Post

because before the Huffington Post bloggers tended to be stereotyped as

bloggers tended to be stereotyped as

bloggers tended to be stereotyped as people who couldn’t get a job blogging

people who couldn’t get a job blogging

people who couldn’t get a job blogging in their pajamas in their parents

in their pajamas in their parents

in their pajamas in their parents basements so invited you know a lot of

basements so invited you know a lot of

basements so invited you know a lot of people who could have access to the New

people who could have access to the New

people who could have access to the New York Times and write their own books to

York Times and write their own books to

York Times and write their own books to also blog we wanted them to be part of

also blog we wanted them to be part of

also blog we wanted them to be part of the online conversation and there is no

the online conversation and there is no

the online conversation and there is no hierarchy mmm so that is also the magic

hierarchy mmm so that is also the magic

hierarchy mmm so that is also the magic of the internet that you didn’t know who

of the internet that you didn’t know who

of the internet that you didn’t know who would be reading what and what would

would be reading what and what would

would be reading what and what would happen so Jeff she invents an entire

happen so Jeff she invents an entire

happen so Jeff she invents an entire branch of news effectively he said I

branch of news effectively he said I

branch of news effectively he said I don’t think I exaggerate when I say this

don’t think I exaggerate when I say this

don’t think I exaggerate when I say this no she didn’t invent blogging but she

no she didn’t invent blogging but she

no she didn’t invent blogging but she then took blogging and used her rolodex

then took blogging and used her rolodex

then took blogging and used her rolodex to bring stars into it and give it some

to bring stars into it and give it some

to bring stars into it and give it some measure of legitimacy yeah enema see ya

measure of legitimacy yeah enema see ya

measure of legitimacy yeah enema see ya because before that blogger is like she

because before that blogger is like she

because before that blogger is like she said we’re just people in their

said we’re just people in their

said we’re just people in their underwear in the baby here my pajamas

underwear in the baby here my pajamas

underwear in the baby here my pajamas today yes yeah and thinking that

today yes yeah and thinking that

today yes yeah and thinking that everyone cares about what they think oh

everyone cares about what they think oh

everyone cares about what they think oh yeah but there were there were a few

yeah but there were there were a few

yeah but there were there were a few steps in blogging I started blogging

steps in blogging I started blogging

steps in blogging I started blogging after nine eleven i was here in New York

after nine eleven i was here in New York

after nine eleven i was here in New York which we were called war bloggers at the

which we were called war bloggers at the

which we were called war bloggers at the time there were political bloggers there

time there were political bloggers there

time there were political bloggers there were food bloggers and mummy bloggers

were food bloggers and mummy bloggers

were food bloggers and mummy bloggers there been these phases of bloggers but

there been these phases of bloggers but

there been these phases of bloggers but at the end of the day it’s just people

at the end of the day it’s just people

at the end of the day it’s just people owning their printing press we’re all

owning their printing press we’re all

owning their printing press we’re all Gutenberg now interesting so would you

Gutenberg now interesting so would you

Gutenberg now interesting so would you say that we have entered a new era of

say that we have entered a new era of

say that we have entered a new era of news that is blogging news yeah I know

news that is blogging news yeah I know

news that is blogging news yeah I know yeah I mean that’s really I mean you you

yeah I mean that’s really I mean you you

yeah I mean that’s really I mean you you can say we’ve entered a new era of news

can say we’ve entered a new era of news

can say we’ve entered a new era of news but is blogging news or is it or is it

but is blogging news or is it or is it

but is blogging news or is it or is it more opinion driven it’s just a

more opinion driven it’s just a

more opinion driven it’s just a publishing tool it can be anything I

publishing tool it can be anything I

publishing tool it can be anything I mean literally we all have a Gutenberg

mean literally we all have a Gutenberg

mean literally we all have a Gutenberg press in our pocket now we can all

press in our pocket now we can all

press in our pocket now we can all publish to the entire world we can say

publish to the entire world we can say

publish to the entire world we can say what we want to that could be news it

what we want to that could be news it

what we want to that could be news it can be information it can be opinion it

can be information it can be opinion it

can be information it can be opinion it could be anything we wanted to be there

could be anything we wanted to be there

could be anything we wanted to be there was a day when we had tools in place or

was a day when we had tools in place or

was a day when we had tools in place or filters in place to know if you didn’t

filters in place to know if you didn’t

filters in place to know if you didn’t otherwise know for yourself whether

otherwise know for yourself whether

otherwise know for yourself whether somebody is speaking truth or insightful

somebody is speaking truth or insightful

somebody is speaking truth or insightful opinions

opinions

opinions whether they’ve got her head up direct

whether they’ve got her head up direct

whether they’ve got her head up direct him so you’re saying that entire

him so you’re saying that entire

him so you’re saying that entire construct was nothing more than a mirage

construct was nothing more than a mirage

construct was nothing more than a mirage yeah Wow it was part of it I was a

yeah Wow it was part of it I was a

yeah Wow it was part of it I was a bigger guy but but no who’s to say that

bigger guy but but no who’s to say that

bigger guy but but no who’s to say that just because I owned a printing press

just because I owned a printing press

just because I owned a printing press I’m the guy who knows everything and you

I’m the guy who knows everything and you

I’m the guy who knows everything and you don’t um no we only help wait a minute

don’t um no we only help wait a minute

don’t um no we only help wait a minute wait if if I think a Ben Franklin he was

wait if if I think a Ben Franklin he was

wait if if I think a Ben Franklin he was a printer okay you don’t become that

a printer okay you don’t become that

a printer okay you don’t become that unless people trusted what you said no

unless people trusted what you said no

unless people trusted what you said no you go out and buy a press you got the

you go out and buy a press you got the

you go out and buy a press you got the money he had the money yeah you buy a

money he had the money yeah you buy a

money he had the money yeah you buy a press that was there nevermind yeah okay

press that was there nevermind yeah okay

press that was there nevermind yeah okay you win that argument let’s move on

you win that argument let’s move on

you win that argument let’s move on we’re done there

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