I was surprised that my favorite tech blog doesn’t give an in-depth analysis of pros and cons. Anyone can “just relate the news” - Techcrunch is much more than that. Now you can understand that, as a matter of fact, I am a big fan of Techcrunch. This is what happens when things we love fail us: we take a stand. We ring a bell, we don’t want them to fail.

I was harsh, yes, because I wanted you to react and to keep your standards high. Never ever let Techcrunch go down the path of Profy…

Yes, we all have good days and bad days, but we also have responsibility. Your comment today shows more writing skill than the entry on Diigo. You keep up the good work.

You’re right that my Diigo post wasn’t very good. A better post would have reviewed the new version in depth instead of just announcing its arrival. I have my reasons for why I didn’t review it in full, but they don’t matter much - I obviously let at least one reader down.

That said, I think you are being way too harsh on me for this one post. Sometimes bloggers are only able to “relate the news” and I certainly don’t think I let my “personal opinions interfere with the flow of the story”. And if you’re going to take jabs at my creative writing skills and question whether I went to journalism school, maybe you should discuss a larger sample of my work.

Ultimately, it seems to me as though you’re a big fan of Diigo who was disappointed I didn’t gush over the service. At least that’s the impression I get from your remarks about Kirkpatrick’s piece and your second comment to this post. It’s as though the “fair media coverage” you expected would have been very positive for Diigo, we failed to deliver that, and so you were peeved.

Anyway, that’s just my reaction to this piece.

Lots of love to you!!!

I think it is an amazing application and really hope that people take the time to try it - which is often hard if you have already joined other social networking sites with the time commitment they demand.

The more that do participate in diigo the more powerful a tool it will become but even as is I am already using it extensively.

I know they’re professional tech writers, but their opinions are often strikingly different from the people who are applying the news to what they do.