The first blog takeover bid
Clicking on my link to Peter Cuthbertson's Conservative Commentary, as I do from time to time, is an increasingly depressing experience. The formerly leading site of Conservative thought in the British blogosphere has had no posts since September, and is now kept alive only in the comments by a few blog-addicts who have not realised there is more than one out of there.It still has a good brand name though, even theguardian mentioned it in its blog survey a few weeks ago, keeping the company of august sites such as Oliver Kamm's. Furthermore (perhaps showing the limitations of such statistics) it still has more readers a day that this site does, despite having no posts.
Thus I see value that can be exploited,and perhaps a way out of death by tediousness that appears this blog's fate. Hence I am launching what I believe is the first takeover bid of another blog. Clearly it cannot be hostile, as the only shareholder is also the management, but hopefully both sides can come to an agreement. I am starting the bidding at one copy of Simply Red's "Stars", and a pound coin.
posted by Matthew @ 12/08/2005 09:41:00 PM
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