“Blogging is more of a reflection of our times.” -Malik

“[Blogging creates an independent force that causes other media to be affected.]” -Dvorak

“[Bloggers are susceptible as much as mainstream media to trivial things like the loss of Paris Hilton's PDA]” -Dvorak

“Bloggers present themselves as bloggers. This has to change [if you want to be credible.]” -Dvorak

“Institutionalized ankle biting…essentially ridiculing mainstream media by their incompetence [...] which is driving the mainstream media nuts.” -Dvorak

“The blogging world will be rejected out of hand by mainstream media as they are annoyances.” -Dvorak

“Blogging has a special aspect[, comments. ... Respect the comments, good and bad. Read them. Respond to them.]” -Malik

“Comments make many blogs.” -Dvorak

“Collected intelligence is the biggest difference and benefit of blogging. You have to read every comment and respond appropriately.” -Malik

“Moderate comments. [...] Moderating is the key to success, really.” -Dvorak

“It is the writer’s job to read the comments and moderate them.” -Dvorak

“‘You Suck and here’s why.’ comments are ok…” -Dvorak

On permanence of articles: “If I write an article and someone finds an error…I fix it.” -Dvorak

“When you write a post, write it. Then step away for 15 minutes. Then come back. [Problems are found much easier.]” -Malik

“Read your post outloud before you post. You’ll find stupid errors.” -Dvorak

“[Neo blog layouts, even though it is a blog, gains credibility through an advanced design.] First impressions are everything.” -Dvorak (see: XXLMag.com)

“Use ‘douchebag’ to cut down people…not crook to let people know that someone is shady.” -Dvorak