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I always love how Liz Claman begins her Morning Blog entries with, "hey bloggers." Isn't that just adorable? It's so perky!

I know. I know. As much as I adore Liz, she's committed a slight faux pas. The aforementioned bloggers are in fact, us, the readers. She's the blogger.

Ok, so Liz isn't hip to our new fangled techno-lingo. Big deal, right?

Apparently, The Man has put an end to it:

Okay gang, Now I *really* need your help. I have been informed by THE POWERS THAT BE at CNBC.com that while they think TheMorningBlog is terrific and that you guys are terrific, they did want me to know (lower voice here:) that 'people who read blogs, Liz, really *aren't* called Bloggers, like you've been calling them."

Oh yeah, I got the harsh word from CNBC.com Executive Producer Alex Crippen that *I'M* the blogger, not you guys. So when I write, "Hey Bloggers!" I'm totally uncool and wrong.

But then we both decided that there really isn't an official word for people who READ Blogs, so I NEED YOUR HELP!! Do you have any ideas of what I should call you? Alex and I threw around "Blog-o-shperians", "Blogees" or "Bleagers" (Blog + Reader? I know, lame.) But none of these sounds right. Submit Submit Submit!!! If we like one, we'll start using it!
As always, Thank you, Blog-o-ponders. (Blog + Responder? I know. Totally LAME!)

xoxo
Liz (Ms. Blog)

My first effort was to combine Claman and Media, and I got Chlamydia. I don't think that works.
Liz, let's just call them "readers."

Posted by edelfenbein at October 12, 2006 12:59 AM