Bloggers like soapboxes. We find the biggest ones we can get our hands on and pontificate to anyone who happens to stop in front of us. We also enjoy the occasional bandwagon ride, especially if that bandwagon catches a lot of traffic. It’s all good, it’s how we roll.I enjoy reading all points of view and considering the various sides of a story.
One thing I’m especially noticing in the blogosphere is all the “do as I say, not as I do” stuff going on.
For example:
- I recently read a blog post about how to behave on Twitter that included a warning about Tweeting out links to your own stuff multiple times a day, written by someone who Tweets links to his stuff several times a day.
- I recently read a blog post warning writers and bloggers against working for people who don’t pay well, written by someone who has hired writers for $1 in the past.
- I recently witnessed a Tweet expressing anger at those who buy links, written by someone who used to sell links.
- I recently witnessed a shocking “expose” that was pulled after the damage was done because the “journalist” who blogged the piece left out specific facts and forgot to interview the maligned parties.
Aren’t the goose and gander supposed to be on the same page?
How do we know the bloggers we follow aren’t just telling us what we want to hear? How do we know they really have that passion they talk so much about?
What makes you trust someone?
