Emily Gould: World’s Most Succesful Blogger
Ben Barna
May 22, 2008
And we're not talking about crass cash payoffs, longevity, or even the tawdry mathematics of pageviews (though she's doing quite well on the latter, thanks very much). While reading bloggy oversharer Emily Gould's tell-all (or at least tell-some) cover story in this weekend's New York Times Magazine, we came to a realization: Gould is the most successful blogger in history. Success by this metric is measured in prominence and presence in the public eye that's still inclined to observe such things, and those eyeballs are growing in size and number. Her article -- a revealing chronicle of breakups and breakdowns in the world of bloggery -- is the War and Peace of Web 2.0. It's an epic print post about online posting.
It’s a masterwork in the career of a professional diarist. Gawker was paying her to write about others, but NYT Mag has shelled out to Gould for writing purely about herself writing about others and what it did to herself. For best results, you must consume the metapost online rather than in physical form. Otherwise, the second you’re flipping rather than clicking through the (10!) pages, Gould’s post becomes an article, and she’s reduced from World’s Most Successful Blogger to World’s 198,235th Most Successful NYT contributor.
And perhaps most important of all, Gould’s article has debuted at #10 on the NYT’s Most-Emailed List. Tumbl that, twitterlings.
Comments (6)
Posted by EMAILBOOKMARKING on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11.38 pm
Nice find. keep it up !!!
Posted by akshay on Sat May 24, 2008 at 12.50 am
she is very sexy very much.she is have lot of fun for others.
Posted by Tarun Dey on Sat May 24, 2008 at 03.08 am
Cover story create some creative work.It highly appreciated.
Posted by mimi on Sat May 24, 2008 at 10.36 pm
blogging about blogging in the blogosphere is better than blogging in the blogosphere itself.
Posted by Best Parent Ever on Wed May 28, 2008 at 12.55 pm
The photos by Elinor Carucci are awesome.
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Posted by mohan on Fri May 23, 2008 at 11.25 pm
nice