I don't know how to properly set this entry off so I am just going to go in head first and put my personal thoughts and opinions out there. If you have a specific question that you would like to address that I didn't cover get at me in the comment section.

I have been saying that blogging has been getting old to me for a while now, so I can feel where Angel is coming from. I won't say that I know because her opinions/issues may be different from my own, but I do think I have an overall idea where she is coming from. Angel has been very helpful to me in the past on so many levels, so if you think that she isn't down with blogger unity I suggest you think again.

She has given me advice on a lot of things regarding running a site and I am thankful for that. I'm not going to act like I have all the answers about maintaining a blog, so if there is something I have a question about I ask. She would have been well within her rights not to help me out but she isn't like that. People like that are hard to find, both on and offline.

Angel and I have a great understanding about the black celebrity blog scene because we started off around the same time. She is more familiar with blogging since she has been doing it longer, but I believe that was moreso on the personal side of the fence. [If I am not mistaken]

During the time we created our black celebrity focused sites you could easily count on one hand the number of other sites doing the same thing. Literally! Back then the circle was a lot smaller, and that made it easy for us to network with one another and build relationships.

At the time we weren't in it for the money, we were in it for the love. I know that sounds cliche to some of you but that's the honest to God truth. I created my site because I love talking smack and sharing my opinions with my friends. I didn't start utlizing ads until I realized that it could be a business for me! At the time I was in between jobs and the only thing that kept me sane [I am a true Knowles at heart, a bitch must work!] was blogging about celebrity fuckery. It wasn't until I spoke with Felicia from SOHH.com that I realized what potential I had to take my style to the next level and get paid for it.

Back in 2005 things were a lot different. I'm not trying to say it was the land of milk and honey or no shit but it was a much more friendly atmosphere where all the attention was being focused on the reader.

As blogging started becoming more popular [read: people started making $$$] things started to shift, people started getting shady in an attempt to protect their own brand, and folks began to do a lot of foul shit to each other. I'm not going to pretend that I was always cool about things. There was another blogger that I felt was always taking pictures from me without giving credit, so I emailed them and we went back and fourth for a few correspondence. By the time we were done I realized that they meant me nor my site any harm and it was a big misunderstanding. After that I promised myself that instead of being defensive about things I would try to be more of a team player.

And that shit gets hard, I mean really hard. I don't want to put a big ass watermark on pictures but I have to just because a lot of sites do not give proper credit. I am a lazy blogger, so any extra work I have to do as far as messing around in photoshop works my nerves. I would much rather throw that shit up on the page and move along to the next topic, trust me. But I also come to realize that some bloggers don't understand the linking back process, so that's my way of familirizing that ass with it.

Unless they are waiting for another blogger to post pictures from the same event or have an incredible hook up, we pay for every single event picture/exclusive candid that is posted - - and its not cheap!

So again, I feel Angel's frustration. You want to know why I don't post certain shit and stay on the fuckery side of the fence? That would be it.

I am going to continue writing about what I think of smaller sites, etc in a couple of hours because I have work at C+D to do but I just wanted to voice my opinion. I'm not taking sides because I still don't know the whole story but I do feel like I can give a little light to the situation.