hmm, blogging tools should also continue to innovate, esp. with comment/participation options that are as open as possible. - Valeria Maltoni

I believe blogs are a very important part of the stream. Steve's new approach is working very well for him, but there are others who do very well in the blogging space, and should keep doing it. I think there remain opportunities, even for those of us who prefer the cutting edge, to keep our blogs relevant and active. - Louis Gray

That's a very pretty graph with a very strange X-axis. I like the concept presented though. It really hits home that even if your own medium's revenue is steady, if the next generation is growing at the expense of the generation before yours, you're doomed. - Kevin Fox

Louis: I agree that the Blog is the Hub, but without the spokes a hub does little good. New Media and Bloggers always need to be on the tip of the evolution iceberg. This graphic has been Steve's Twitter Background for awhile and for good reason. Well said Steve! (Although by Beta let's agree that we don't mean Gmail style beta :) - Garin Kilpatrick