Writers Find Blogging To Be a Stressful Method of Reporting

Andrew Feinberg points out a New York Times story about the stress put upon prolific bloggers to maintain a constant flow of content in order to satisfy both consumers and advertisers in the information age. When breaking a story first can generate thousands more page views and clicks, many bloggers are finding themselves chained to their computers, worrying that they'll miss something important if they step away. Quoting: " 'I haven't died yet,' said Michael Arrington, the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, a popular technology blog. The site has brought in millions in advertising revenue, but there has been a hefty cost. Mr. Arrington says he has gained 30 pounds in the last three years, developed a severe sleeping disorder and turned his home into an office for him and four employees. 'At some point, I'll have a nervous breakdown and be admitted to the hospital, or something else will happen. This is not sustainable,' he said."

Reminds me of Maddox

[SRA8]

Reminds me of Maddox [xmission.com]. I check his page almost everyday for updates and get angry every time he hasn't posted new content. I only abstain from complaining due to fear of having my email posted!

8 solutions

[tomhudson]

he has gained 30 pounds in the last three years, ,,, This is not sustainable,'

[_] Go hunting with Dick Cheney - problem solved!
[_] Dude! If you've gained 30 pounds, sustenance isn't your problem. More like "sustenance abuse."
[_] Get a bigger chair - it'll sustain your additional weight.
[_] Get up and go for a walk. There's a reason the dot-com boom had lots of dogs in offices - it forced people to get up and walk their dogs! This got them away from their computers for a bit, so that when they came back, they were refreshed, and more productive.
[_] Set your site up as Yahoo!'s "ugly sister" for when Microsoft is looking for more "sustenance".
[_] More typeing and less eating.
[_] Move to a real office instead of working from home - or LOCK THE FRIDGE!
[_] Profit from it - start a blog about how blogging makes you fat. Lots of fat people will then take up blogging, as their "excuse" for being fattarded wankers.

Re:Let me get this straight...

[MrShaggy]

Next on Fox! "When reporters go wide!

REBUTTAL

[thegnu]

Certainly you won't be renting an island, a chef and prostitutes for $50K/year.

Certainly you've never been to Mexico. ;-)

I never said chefs and I never said hookers. The exchange rate on personal relationship is way better in Mexico anyway.

Re:Let me get this straight...

[tomhudson]

But bloggers copy most of their news from elsewhere anyway, so why do they need all those people?

Because one blogger accidently copied his own shit and disappeared in an infinite loop.

Re:Stop mangling submissions.

[khallow]

Do you think your body knows how to metabolize aspartane or whatever the artificial sweetener is in diet coke.

No, but then it doesn't know how to do anything.