The weblog audience is no longer forced to rely on the writer's synopsis of the source material--or on their own past reading: the hyperlink allows the weblog audience to read and evaluate for themselves the meaning of those source material cited. Based on that reading, it is a simple matter to decide wheter the weblogger's commentary is insightful, obvious, or worthless.
Source:
The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog
Pages:
17
Contributed by:
~C4Chaos