[harpastum]

"This recent bout of viral narcissism has sent roughly 800,000 hours of worktime productivity down the drain...But it's just so stupid...I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've finally found something more stupid than Twitter."

I think the only thing worse than sharing mundane details about yourself for the world to see is to be the TIME writer that has sunk so low as to whine about it in a front-page article (yes, it made it to the time.com home page). Really? This counts as journalism these days?

[andreyf]

Really? This counts as journalism these days?

No, but it counts as selling eyeballs to advertisers, which is the business Time is in. It's the same business all magazines are in.

[Retric]

The sad thing is I found the list far more interesting than the article. Hint: If your going to rant about something as a waste of time don't let it upstage you're job.

[joubert]

Yeah, the journo didn't show any hint of clever/snide/haute/arrogant/dry/slapstick humor.

Capote. Sedaris. Darling. Sweetie. Patsy, darling.

[jaxn]

And "25 things" is great for eyeballs.

My 25 things post on my blog has ended up #2 in Google for "25 things about me" and I am getting 200 or so visits a day to that post.

Now, I am not monetizing my blog and don't gain anything from the traffic, but it is interesting to see how much attention this meme is getting all of the sudden. Especially since it is nothing new.

[nazgulnarsil]

The online demographic for newspapers and magazines is quite a bit different than their ink and paper counterparts. Right now traditional journalism sources are floundering in the online environment. They've gotten so used to their name-brand advantage that they have forgotten why they became a respected name in the first place: providing a higher quality of research, analysis, and writing than others.

In order to survive the transition these organizations are going to have to build respect from scratch, once again becoming authoritative sources. Yes, aggressive editorials is an easy way to attract clicks. But it will kill your business model in the long run.

Before the web people took what these publications said for granted. Now anyone can go investigate prime sources with a few clicks. This raises the bar for journalistic integrity. It remains to be seen if the traditional publications rise to the challenge or sink to the level of tabloids.

[access_denied]

Well, the link made it to the front page of HN...