RIP: blinq
I just heard that a colleague in digital journalism has been relegated to writing a column in the newspaper that once had him on the forefront of Web 2.0 media.
Dan Rubin, who's written the blinq blog at the Philly Inquirer for more than a year, just posted his last entry:
Tie a toe-tag on Blinq. I'm getting ready to start another assignment here at the Inquirer...What I'm moving on to is the metro desk, taking a crack at being a local columnist. Talk about your old media. I am ending on a high; since the beginning of the year, Blinq's had more than a quarter million visits. It took a long time to build that trust. It will be interesting to see how what I've learned on this blog works in print...
I liked Dan's blog - I liked it a lot. I was one of the quarter million hits he's tracked since January.
There've been 19 comments posted so far:
From Mac: Crap. I'll miss this place. Why in the world, Dan, is the Inquirer killing an on-line resource? Oh well. You'll be a great columnist.
From Will T: You did a terrific job everyday with Blinq. I’m sorry to see it go. Not exactly sure why it’s going since you generated a quarter million hits this year, but you are probably not real sure either.
From Citizen Mom Amy (not me): Well, crap. Dan, I'm actually at a loss. Toss in another beer or seven, on me. Thank you for everything you did here, and for all the help.
Lets hope that whatever the dot-com side of Philadelphia Media Holdings, the Inky's owners, has planned as it retools the philly.com site isn't exemplified by what's just happened to blinq.
