The book blog was written in 2004. This shows that Burstein has indeed shown a large insight into the blogging world. Several predictions he made are now true, or becoming true. Politically, i believe that Burstein hit the nail on the head. Blogs are just another way to get reach, sway, or confirm what voters already believe. He also says that blogs will interweave themselves with other mainstream forms of mass media. This is an apsolute truth. If there is a platform for regular people's thoughts to reach the masses, then by all means there are people who would love their voices to be heard. However, i disagree with Burstein on several issues as well. For instance, he believes that blogs will have a large sway with corporations. He acts as if blogs are turning the business world upside down. I feel like its effects are still barely felt, and that most corporations wouldn't waste their time with blogging. Bursteins sixth thought is that blogging is going global. This depends upon what you consider global, does that mean everywhere, or just industrialized countries? Beanie babies went "global", i don't hold to much faith in that statement. The prediction i think best is, "blogs will coexist with other media for a long time to come." This means blogs are around to stay, and i agree.