Markets Shaped by Consumers

A great article from Steve Lohr from the New York Times looking at the way consumers shape markets, with a great plug for blogs, even if the description of them as “online bulletin boards” is a little amiss:
Markets Shaped by Consumers | New York Times
“Signs of the shift abound. An example is the rise of Weblogs, or blogs, which are essentially online bulletin boards for discussion and polemics on any subject the blog owner deems worthwhile. Political blogs are the best known, but other blogs focus on industries and products. And influential blogs can shape market perceptions. “