From Jenna's NYT story about blog books: "But the latest frenzy is over books that take the lazy, Tom Sawyer approach to authorship. The creators come up with a goofy or witty idea, put it up on a simple platform like Twitter and Tumblr, and wait for contributors to provide all of the content. The authors put their energy into publicizing the sites and compiling the best material."
The author makes a very interesting point about books and blogs. I wonder about today's Tom Sawyer blogs. What you say about their company is what you say about society. Catch the mist, catch the myth, catch the mystery, catch the grift.
I think you would enjoy Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home based on the Tumblr blog Postcards from Yo Momma.
posted by Y0 M0mma at 11:43 AM on April 18, 2009 
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