And I realize there’s a big gap between ‘hits’, or overall popularity, and great, quality content. Which is really sad. Someone made this observation in a 9Rules note … allow me to get the link.

Ah, here it is. Go take a read, and then I think I’ll do a post about this – why is there such a disparity between hits and good content? It would be interesting to hear your views.

It’s great that they get the exposure. But we ought not to forget the consequential impact of this, and other awards.i.e. the oscars and grammys on global film and music production; ‘blogstars’ being cast as models worthy of emulation; etc. Does this raise the bar or lower it. The potential of ‘blookers’ to reinforce a particular type of perspectival quality cannot be understated. For instance, “How many relatively insightful sites have been afforded an award?”, is one question I have to ask. Without this, the chomskys, amongst others, in the blogging world, die the proverbial death in the crib, if not, in conception. What these awards reinforce ought to be afforded our scrutiny. Its not what these awards do but what they fail to do that ought to elicit our inquisitive concern.