Each of these bloggers has a focus and a particular bias that makes them what they are (that’s a good thing). The industry’s publishers, despite their struggles, still serve a role as independent filters for news and information of the electronics world. Secondly, each has a day job that pays the bills. At the end of the day, the math is simple: The number of hours devoted to blogging has to take into consideration the number of hours in a day (24), the number of hours bringing home the bacon (at least 8 and usually 12), the number of hours commuting, attending to family and friends, doing chores, eating, sleeping, dealing with your fantasy baseball team, etc. Some days there’s more time; some days less.

How marketers and the existing media work within that reality is the next big question. (Read Paul McLellan’s recent post about marketers, DAC and the new media to get a sense for the evolution).

Postscript: Denali is hosting a contest to determine “EDA’s Top blogger.” Voting closes at 10 p.m. PDT today (July 27), the first day of the Design Automation Conference. Gries is one of the nominees as are Karen Bartleson, John Busco, J.L. Gray, Paul McLellan, Daniel Nenni, Frank Schirrmeister, and Colin Warwick.

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1. The social media culture challenge (second in a series)
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4. The Changing Media Landscape at DAC
5. DAC, EDA and the Unbearable Lightness of Blogging