I was talking to Alorie Gilbert from CNet yesterday about the relationship between bloggers and journalists.
I told Alorie that all this hubub about journalists being displaced by bloggers is overrated and unnecessary. I went on to say that I really like the way our blogger / journalist relationship is progressing. I’m never going to, nor want to be, a full time writer or journalist and I know she has no ambitions of being a tech entrepreneur. I hate spell checking and rereading stuff I post to make sure it’s gramatically correct… boring!
Plus, when I have some juicy information regarding the Enterprise Applications vertical that needs confirmation and in-depth investigating then I’ll send her the tip. That allows me to get a “real professional” follow up on the details of a rumor and get to the truth of the story. It also allows me to know a reputable person is going to bring stuff to light that I may not be comfortable disclosing.
Alorie told me that she loves bloggers but she’s having a really hard time finding any bloggers for the enterprise applications sector she usually writes about. I want to help her out and prove that there has to be one good enterprise software blogger out there that hasn’t been spoken for yet.
That being said, consider this Alorie’s want ad.
Wanted: One blogger covering the world of enterprise software and fortune 500 technology firm news and current events. Must be honest, have solid industry contacts and be willing to give up a bit of fame for the greater good of the enterprise technology public.
I can attest to Alorie’s ability to cover a story with great detail and her reputation precedes her. Plus, she’s not willing to put up a story just because it would generate traffic. Her credibility is her biggest asset and she’s not willing to tarnish that for fame.
Want to be put in contact w/Alorie? Drop an email to marketingshift [@] gmail[.]com and I’ll screen you. Consider me Alories blogger big brother.
Jason Dowdell is a technology entrepreneur and operates the Marketing Shift blog.
