I like the witty stuff and the topics’ angles on CNNGo – stuff I myself could hardly write. The site’s politically correct and cheerful and friendly. I’m not. Not always. So there we have a major first problem.

I actually met CNNGo’s editor-in-chief Andrew Demaria in April here in Bangkok when they were still in the baby stages.

They were looking for a Bangkok editor but it was obvious the very first minute that my own unimportant life is much too busy for the task.

The idea then was that I write a weekly society column for CNNGo, but again it soon was clear that I’m probably too noir and not enough mainstream and don’t really care about the high society people I would have to write about.

In Karla Cripps they found a most irresistible Bangkok editor, a perfect match for the site and don’t you ever tell Karla she’s not her own woman!

There’s hard work behind CNNGo and deservedly so the site offers more content than your average blog.

Seriously, there is so much room for better content around here, I’m an eager visitor of CNNGo. There’s stuff I wonder how they can even come up with.

It’s a tall order to produce enriching feature content of this type every day, even with paid staff and the backing of a conglomerate.

aB.com’s readership meanwhile is growing steadily and strongly

On Top 100 Thailand Blogs this silly little site is now ranked 3rd. And don’t forget that New Mandala, the leader, uses the domain/I.P. of a university’s server, so this tally actually counts all the visitors of its very domain. It’s safe to say that aB.com is indeed ranked 2nd which is not too shabby for two years of blogging

aB.com just survived a major hacker attack – maybe implying that there are jealous people out here – and I just keep on doing what I like to do and what I think makes sense to do. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

And keep on visiting CNNGo.

BangkokDan

Anyway, CNNGo is just too much different from the established blogosphere, I’d be surprised if they takes away hits from bloggers who cater for a completely different audience.

This if not desperately exclusive kind of lifestyle is not mine and probably not the one of many.

BangkokDan

… it harnesses the unrivalled experience, integrity and excellence of the CNN brand …

Yeah, right. In CNN’s mind perhaps.

I’ll stick with independent sites like yours, BangkokDan, thank you very much.

Wouldn’t see any conflict anyway whoopla.

CNNGo is such an expensive operation a blogger can never compete with.

But good blogs may attract attention. Who knows. A reciprocal give and take. For the benefit of CNNGo and whoever blogs.

I’m also not aware of many purely lifestyle oriented blogs out here doing regular research on eat and drink and play and shop and sleep.

Bloggers keep to their niche, that’s what makes each blogger unique.

aB.com is lifestyle politics. CNNGo cannot do.

BangkokDan