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John H. Farr: Rethinking Blogomania.

Blogroots: Rethinking Syndication?

You want popular? You got popular. You want mainstream? Careful what you wish for. Welcome to the September that never ends:

Eternal September Anthem

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
some lusers started posting here
not knowing netiquette
and they’ll continue posting here
they haven’t finished yet

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
AOLers quoted everything
just to add me too
you’d think that they’d have stopped by now
they haven’t got a clue

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
B1FF startled everyone
with nothing much to say
you can find him everywhere
he’s never gone away

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
spods and trollers here
causing endless strife
they’ll continue flaming dear
until they get a life

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
more newbies find the internet
every single day
they ask the same old questions
that were answered yesterday

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
the spammers telling you
how to make money fast
don’t you ever answer them
just try to duck the blast

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
September started up one year
and then it came again
September hasn’t ended dear
and never will again

This is the month that never ends
it just goes on and on, my friends
…

(With apologies to Shari Lewis.)