The Economist says personal or participatory media is changing media and society in a major and profound way. We at SMITH have been calling using the term “personal media” and could not agree more.

Kurt Anderson says investors should give sites like us lots of money.

Meanwhile, Slate’s Sarah Hepola has picked a funny time to stop blogging. Doesn’t she know she’s at the cusp of society-changing millions?

SMITH contributor Patrick Sauer does.