The Boston Globe says that bloggers will ‘eventually’ be able to make money. Funny, I thought I was already making money from blogging?

The site, Gather.com, positions itself as a kind of eBay for online writers and their readers — a gathering spot for musings and discussions on everything from wine and computers to fitness and spirituality. And, with a business model that could shake up the writing profession, executives from Gather Inc. are recruiting bloggers by offering them a share of the company’s advertising revenue.

Eventually, popular writers will be able to earn a living by posting their work and attracting eyeballs to advertisements, said Gather’s founder, 35-year-old technology entrepreneur Tom Gerace. That won’t happen right away, though. - Boston Globe

Gather.com sounds very much like a blog network, except it focuses on the writing and not the writers. So, it’s kind of like Digg meets an old fashioned chat room, more than an actual blog network. Why I find this problematic - in many ways, blogging is about creating relationships with audience. And this doesn’t feel at all like blogging. Social networking, yes, but the ‘blogging’ component is post-writing, not the entire process. Key here - to me, blogging is a process of dialogue.

What are your impressions?

Via Jason Calacanis ; Tags: , , ,

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