Comments on: 4 questions to U.S. News & World Report about Morse Code, Robert Morse’s new blog about the college rankings

By: Andrew Careaga

Andrew Careaga — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:47:57 +0000

Hmm…I’ll have to remember, next time a blogger wants to interview me, to have my PR people get back to them. ;)

Snarkiness aside, I am glad to see U.S. News taking this approach. It’s risky, but worth it for them. Now, if the Princeton Review would just do the same thing.

By: Karine Joly

Karine Joly — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:35:58 +0000

I agree with you, Kevin.

Hopefully, Morse Code will become a “real” blog later this summer… They are just starting out though, so I guess they want to take it slowly.

By: Kevin Guidry

Kevin Guidry — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:46:55 +0000

Is it really a blog if you can’t comment on it? To me, that’s one of (if not *the*) the defining characteristics of the blogging medium. Sure, sometimes it’s annoying, overwhelming, risky, or plain embarrassing but that’s the nature of the medium. If you just want to have a webpage with an easy-to-use CMS so you can quickly and easily update it, fine. But to label it a blog just because it also has timedate stamps and an RSS feed just seems like an abuse of the language.

In any case, I’ve enjoyed the new webpage and the tiny glimpses into the inner workings of USN&WR. I’d add a comment stating as much on the website but, well, we’ve already covered that ground. :) I look forward to their continued expansion of features and insight.