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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
It's Pajama Time!
The other day, I gave up and put "osm.org" on my blogroll.
But I have to confess that to get my blog round-up, I was much more likely to dial up Instapundit or, say, Roger L. Simon.
Here's the deal: OSM was supposed to be the blogosphere's answer to the MSM. But the answer sounded kind of like, "Er, um, yes, you're right, sir."
The Pajama brigades are supposed to be hip and cool and fun. OSM, in name and look, was like a local news station trying to put up a site that says "You can count on Action News 5!" It wasn't what blogworld's all about.
So, it's good to see that OSM is returning to its proper name, Pajamas Media. Now, if they can just make it look like a blog! Visit LGF, visit Instantman. What makes them great? A professional look that says, "Action 5 is on the Scene - with News, Weather and Sports!" ? No, it's lot's of linky goodness in multiple entries so you can scroll awhile for the bits that interest you. The look is crisp and clean, of course, not as jumbled as this site, but it's designed to be read, not admired, which is why it is read, as opposed to gawked at on the idiot box or boob tube.
Let's wish the OSM idea fond parting, then, while welcoming the return of pajamas media, with the hope that its next unveiling looks a little more like LGF and less like a barebones version of the old media it extends and surpasses.
posted by gbarto at 1:07 PM
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