Blogcritics
Encyclopedia
Blogcritics is a blog network
and online magazine
of news and opinion. The site—a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior writers"—was founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen
and Phillip Winn. Blogcritics features hundreds of original articles every week, and maintains an archive of all their published content.
In August 2008, the blog search engine
, Technorati
, acquired Blogcritics for an undisclosed amount of money. As a result, publisher Olsen and technical director Winn became full-time Technorati employees. One of the first collaborative ventures of the two entities was for Blogcritics writers to begin writing descriptions of Technorati tags.
In April 2009, Blogcritics underwent a complete site redesign and switched content management systems.
In his official email newsletter, sent during the week of 12 Sep 2010, publisher Eric Olsen stated that he was leaving Blogcritics and Technorati
:
As of November 22, 2011, Blogcritics has 3,997 blog writers registered.
The separate site is Save Blogcritics (saveBC), launched on March 23, 2011, after Asher permanently banned one Blogcritics writer for posting disrespectful comments. Later that month, Asher banned another BC writer who was likewise disrespectful, and a third for having created saveBC, which she called a "hateful site." By public proxy on May 13, 2011, Asher also announced that she has involved "legal and local authorities" to suppress saveBC. However, as of November 7, 2011, saveBC remains online and since the purported involvement of legal and local authorities has published 50 new articles critical of Blogcritics.
and recognition as a Forbes.com Best Media Blog. In addition, the site is an accredited news source for both Google News
and Yahoo! News
.
Blog network
A blog network is a group of blogs that are connected to each other in a network. A blog network can either be a group of loosely connected blogs, or a group of blogs that are owned by the same company. The purpose of such a network is usually to promote the other blogs in the same network and...
and online magazine
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
of news and opinion. The site—a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior writers"—was founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen was the founder, editor-in-chief, and publisher of broad-based online critical magazine Blogcritics and author of local Cleveland blog Cleve-blog. He is also a widely read and influential blogger...
and Phillip Winn. Blogcritics features hundreds of original articles every week, and maintains an archive of all their published content.
History
The site was founded in 2002 with 50 members and has substantially increased that number by allowing anyone to contribute. A team of editors reviews every article prior to publication on the site.In August 2008, the blog search engine
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
, Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
, acquired Blogcritics for an undisclosed amount of money. As a result, publisher Olsen and technical director Winn became full-time Technorati employees. One of the first collaborative ventures of the two entities was for Blogcritics writers to begin writing descriptions of Technorati tags.
In April 2009, Blogcritics underwent a complete site redesign and switched content management systems.
In his official email newsletter, sent during the week of 12 Sep 2010, publisher Eric Olsen stated that he was leaving Blogcritics and Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
:
As of November 22, 2011, Blogcritics has 3,997 blog writers registered.
2011 blacklisting controversy
On April 25, 2011, Blogcritics publisher Jill Asher acknowledged in an email to all current BC contributors:The separate site is Save Blogcritics (saveBC), launched on March 23, 2011, after Asher permanently banned one Blogcritics writer for posting disrespectful comments. Later that month, Asher banned another BC writer who was likewise disrespectful, and a third for having created saveBC, which she called a "hateful site." By public proxy on May 13, 2011, Asher also announced that she has involved "legal and local authorities" to suppress saveBC. However, as of November 7, 2011, saveBC remains online and since the purported involvement of legal and local authorities has published 50 new articles critical of Blogcritics.
Honorable recognition
Blogcritics has won several blog awards, including a BloggieThe Weblog Awards (Bloggies)
The Weblog Awards, nicknamed the Bloggies, are annual non-profit blog awards that have been presented since 2001. They are the longest running and one of the largest blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public...
and recognition as a Forbes.com Best Media Blog. In addition, the site is an accredited news source for both Google News
Google News
Google News is a free news aggregator provided by Google Inc, selecting recent items from thousands of publications by an automatic aggregation algorithm....
and Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News is an Internet-based news aggregator provided by Yahoo!. It features Top Stories, U.S. National, World, Business, Entertainment, Science, Health, Weather, Most Popular, News Photos, Op/Ed, and Local news....
.