Comments on: The fifty most influential female bloggers

By: Sheamus

Sheamus — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:41:00 +0000

I haven't heard of a single woman on that list. Moreover, I've only heard of two of the blogs (boingboing and Huffington). That probably says a lot more about me than them, but at the very least it implies that the concept of success is relative. :)

By: Sheamus

Sheamus — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:41:00 +0000

I haven’t heard of a single woman on that list. Moreover, I’ve only heard of two of the blogs (boingboing and Huffington). That probably says a lot more about me than them, but at the very least it implies that the concept of success is relative. :)

By: Hammad

Hammad — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:56:00 +0000

i think the list is correct but i think lifehacker's gina should be on number 2 rest are fine

By: Hammad

Hammad — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:56:00 +0000

i think the list is correct but i think lifehacker’s gina should be on number 2 rest are fine

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:48:00 +0000

In a sense you're right, but the list shows that now, people of both sex can succeed in the world of new media… doing a list of male bloggers would be irrelevant, because journalism was previously a world dominated by males.

If you think about it, what would be the most interesting, doing a top 10 list of male clothe designers / hair stylist or female ones?

By: Kiltak

Kiltak — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:48:00 +0000

In a sense you’re right, but the list shows that now, people of both sex can succeed in the world of new media… doing a list of male bloggers would be irrelevant, because journalism was previously a world dominated by males.

If you think about it, what would be the most interesting, doing a top 10 list of male clothe designers / hair stylist or female ones?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:17:00 +0000

I disagree with the idea that lists like this are a step away from sexism. No one would write a list of the most influential male bloggers – they would just write a list of bloggers period. The fact that they had to shove 'female' in there seems a bit backward to me. It's like it's making a big deal out of the fact that there are female bloggers to begin with when that should be the norm.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:17:00 +0000

I disagree with the idea that lists like this are a step away from sexism. No one would write a list of the most influential male bloggers – they would just write a list of bloggers period. The fact that they had to shove ‘female’ in there seems a bit backward to me. It’s like it’s making a big deal out of the fact that there are female bloggers to begin with when that should be the norm.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:05:00 +0000

What a strange, narrow, boring list that was. My fave female blogger is Sharon Astyk ( http://www.sharonastyk.com ). She's one in a million.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:54:00 +0000

Leah Culver, A List Apart, Groklaw, BlogHer, and FreelanceSwitch are all the ones I've heard of on there.

Heh, 2 weeks ago I had one of my friends going "Leah Culver? I keep hearing people mention her name and wonder if she's the same Leah I used to intern with at IBM…" "Dude, just Google Images her name and she's the blonde one all over the page" "Woah, that IS Leah!"

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:54:00 +0000

Leah Culver, A List Apart, Groklaw, BlogHer, and FreelanceSwitch are all the ones I’ve heard of on there.

Heh, 2 weeks ago I had one of my friends going “Leah Culver? I keep hearing people mention her name and wonder if she’s the same Leah I used to intern with at IBM…” “Dude, just Google Images her name and she’s the blonde one all over the page” “Woah, that IS Leah!”

By: Timika

Timika — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:41:00 +0000

Interesting not one black woman made that list.It would've been cool if Angel Laws,Tiffany Brown, Kathryn Finney, and Lynne d Johnson(just to name a few) were at least nominated.