Blogcritics

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Blogcritics is a popular news and opinion blog founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen and Phillip Winn. The site—a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior bloggers"—offers a wide range of articles focusing on popular culture in such categories as Music, Books, TV/Film, Sports, and Gaming. In addition, it features Politics and Culture sections dealing with a broader range of cultural issues. At the time of this writing, Blogcritics currently features more than 400 original articles a week and maintains an archive of over 37,000 posts. [1]

Beginning with only fifty members, Blogcritics has since gathered over 1000 contributors who work to provide original content. Perhaps the distinction that most sets Blogcritics apart from many other group blogs is the democratic nature of the site; anyone with a personal blog is eligible to contribute. This is evident in the Politics section where one can always see a wide range of political views represented (and often hotly contested). One regular contributor even used the site as a platform to document his Libertarian candidacy in the Indiana senatorial race in 2004.[citation needed]

At the forefront of the Blogcritics enterprise is site publisher and co-owner, Eric Olsen, who was recently named to the AlwaysOn/Technorati Open Media 100—a "power list of bloggers, social networkers, tool smiths, and investors leading the Open Media Revolution." Working alongside Olsen is a team of over twenty editors—many of whom are scattered across the country and have never met face-to-face—who offer their time and energy to the management of the ever-growing site.

Since the site's inception in 2002, Blogcritics has picked up a strong popular following and garnered critical acclaim. As of November 2005, the site currently receives approximately 50,000 visitors a day. [2] It has won several Blog awards including a Bloggie and a Forbes.com Best Media Blog. In addition, the site is an accredited news source for both Google News and My Yahoo!.[citation needed]

Contents

  • Publisher - Eric Olsen
  • Technical Editor - Phillip Winn
  • Managing Editor - Natalie Bennett and Joan Hunt
  • Executive Editor - Lisa McKay

[1] Blogcritics about page

[2] Truth Laid Bear Traffic Rating

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