Being Anonymous May Have Its Advantages – Kenmore’s Newest Blog, Eyes on Kenmore

Posted by James Lupori

Kenmore’s Newest Crow!!!

Authored by the Kenmore Crow

Authored by "the Kenmore Crow"

I’ve always wanted KenmoreUndressed to be a 21st Century way to provide my readers with intelligent and useful information about the local real estate market. It has made me a better Realtor® and it has given me a reason to engage with the community without being an obnoxious “salesman.” The REAL joy I get out of blogging has more to do with my desire to explain the world as I see it and try to articulate my thoughts creatively. I wish blogging was around a long time ago……..

Now, there’s a new blog in town (sounds like a song doesn’t it?): Eyes on Kenmore. What I find intriguing about Eyes on Kenmore is that the author “the Kenmore Crow” insists on being anonymous. In the words of the Kenmore Crow, his blog is “Kenmore Washington’s only fully independent / zero-profit news and commentary website with nothing to sell.”

Why Blogs are Relevant

Being anonymous may have its advantages because the author can assume a certain level of objectivity. It will also result in situations illustrated in the post:  City Councilmember Laurie Sperry Declines Our Questions, in which Mrs. Sperry refused to respond to the Crow’s questionnaire because “I do not make it a practice of talking to crows.” The truth of the matter is, Mrs. Sperry told me (not anonymous) that she didn’t feel compelled to comment on my blog because she has her own election website. In fact, I invited all of the City Council members (more than once) to contribute election commentary and only Patrick O’Brien has contributed a post so far. Frankly, I am disappointed that only one council member responded. Perhaps my expectations were unrealistic….or were they?

Serious bloggers are (grudgingly) called citizen journalists by the Media. And rightly so. I’m excited that there’s another voice here in Kenmore that may help illuminate and educate you about what’s going on in our fair city…………….Make sure you include Eyes on Kenmore in your favorite websites!!!!

This entry was posted on Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 9:23 pm and is filed under Education, Government, Kenmore Info, Kenmore Neighborhoods, Politics and Elections, Reflections, kenmore real estate. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Being Anonymous May Have Its Advantages – Kenmore’s Newest Blog, Eyes on Kenmore”

  1. the Kenmore Crow says:
    August 28th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    I see I’m not the only one spending some of my Friday evening on the computer!

    Thanks for the hat tip, James.

  2. Larry Cragun says:
    August 29th, 2009 at 6:38 am

    Anonymous is a great screen for cowards.

  3. Larry Cragun says:
    August 29th, 2009 at 6:39 am

    PS: I love your local wildlife link.

  4. the Kenmore Crow says:
    August 29th, 2009 at 9:34 am

    So I guess in Mr. Cragun’s world, it’s okay to call people names (e.g. – coward) as long as you’re not anonymous. Good to know.

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