Net Views: PR is controlling technology discussions

"Tech blogging has become way too controlled by PR agents. You might not realize it, but the top blogs are contacted by PR folks dozens of times per day. This is why you’ll see 15 stories all appear on Techmeme at the same time. All with the same news. Only a few of whom slow down to ask 'is this really useful.'"

– Robert Scoble, Scobleizer, "Has/How/Why tech blogging has failed you"

(Link: Techmeme)

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