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The Web Should be Something Different – Repost and Request for Your Thoughts

Editor's Note: Back in 2007 I posted this post on WineBlogAtlas.com where it quickly spread and was linked too many times, and commented on by many bloggers. I recently revisited it and though that it deserved a re-post, and some additions/updates. But after thinking about it for awhile I decided that the best thing I can do is to re-post it here, and to invite all of you to please tell us what you think has changed, or if anyone is really doing any different today, as compared with 2 years ago. There are some obvious bits that are out of date, and today probably considered silly, but it is fun to look at what was on our minds back then. Please leave examples in the comments, but better yet explain why those examples are important. Alternately please tell us what has yet to change. The Web Should be ...

Wine Bloggers Have No Credibility

Now that I have your attention, allow me to pose a question to you: what is this credibility problem with wine bloggers that everyone seems to be talking about? I'm asking because I know of very few instances of wine bloggers seriously doing anything "un-credible", and even less of them doing anything "incredible". Our strength comes from our numbers and the fact that we are all wine drinkers who have today a platform to share out thoughts, not because as individuals, we're doing anything THAT amazing. With over 1,000 wine blogs updating at regular intervals, only about 10 draw any interest for me personally. These 10 blogs talk about wines I can purchase, issues that matter to me, and display good, solid ethics. There are no Robert Parkers of the wine blogging world, and most likely, there never will be. There are too many of us, with too many voices, ...

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