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Dear Mr. Weinberger:

I´m sorry to bother you in this way but I really need your opinion about the controversial issue:
What's the Future of Paying for Blogging ?

My name is Eric Rdz and I´m a Strategy Business Consultant.

In the last 5 months I´ve been doing some research about how to profit from the Blogosphere and my conclusion is the following:

My proposal is to implement a New Business Model where Bloggers can be paid to Blog without conflict of interests.

IN THE CURRENT DEFINITION:

A Blog is a wonderful Internet Publishing Technology and a Blogger is a respected and influential Online Journalist.

In short, the whole meaning of the term Blogging for Business is about a powerful Disruptive Internet Strategy:

"The New Online Media" against Traditional Media.

IN THE PROPOSED DEFINITION:

A BLOG is also a technology platform to "share knowlege in the network".

The concept of BLOGGER will be modified from an ONLINE JOURNALIST to an ONLINE BUSINESS CONSULTANT.

An Online Business Consultant is an expert giving companies online real-time advice about 3 main subjects:

1. Viral Marketing
2. Strategic Alliances
3. Business Development

- The new meaning of Blogging for Business will be about a powerful Disruptive Internet Strategy:

"The Online Business Consultant" against the Traditional Business Consulting Model.

You can find the complete post at:

http://www.sparkpod.com/interactivek

or

http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=7084_0_1_0_C

This is my manifesto in Change This:

http://www.changethis.com/proposals/277

I´ve already presented this idea to Danah Boyd and Marc Canter and they gave me great and useful comments.

http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/11/27/announcing_operating_manual_for_social_tools.php

I`d really appreciate your professional opinion about this important topic.

Best Regards

Eric Rdz
Interactive K
The First Online Business Consulting
http://www.sparkpod.com/interactivek

Eric, I don't have professional opinions, only amateur ones. So, here goes:

The vast majority of bloggers aren't journalists and never were. Some will be online business consultants. Some of us will just write about stuff we're interested in.

Under specific conditions, and with transparency and disclosure, some bloggers will be -- and already are being -- paid for blogging.