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Apr
9
The New York Times reports that two pro bloggers have died as a result of their extreme blogging.
… they profess a love of the nonstop action and perhaps the chance to create a global media outlet without a major up-front investment. At the same time, some are starting to wonder if something has gone very wrong. In the last few months, two among their ranks have died suddenly.
Two weeks ago in North Lauderdale, Fla., funeral services were held for Russell Shaw, a prolific blogger on technology subjects who died at 60 of a heart attack. In December, another tech blogger, Marc Orchant, died at 50 of a massive coronary. A third, Om Malik, 41, survived a heart attack in December.
Blogging is a health hazard, I’m sure some net nannies will say. Maybe it should be banned when the government takes over health care? Or, better yet, maybe tax it into submission and divert the funds into the general fund.
By the way, instead of staying up all night to post an article, it is easy to write up a bunch of articles during the early evening and have them automatically post at 1 a.m. or whenever you want. You can look like you’re always posting — without having to physically stay up to publish the posts. Don’t tell anyone, but some bloggers writing about “evergreen topics” have been known to write a bunch of posts on the weekend, then have them come out automatically during the week.
