Microsoft Launches Blog Network and Boy is It Dull

Microsoft is previewing its blog network Filter MSN and boy is it bor-ing!

Is a big company ever going to get blogging right? Or will politics, lawyers, cluelessness and inability to move on a dime keep them in a wannabe zone?

Filter blog topics include technology, music, lifestyle and sports. They've been hiring paid bloggers for weeks, but none of the blogs show the writer's name. That's a sure-fire route to blah-dom.

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Profile - MSN Filter from TechCrunch
Company: MSN Filter Launched: August 2, 2005 Overview: MSN Filter is the latest MSN product release from Microsoft. Filter is a blogging network similar to Weblogs, Inc. (profile) and Gawker - meaning they have hired bloggers to blog about specific ... [Read More]

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