First there was STOMP, now there’s MONSTERBLOG
Following on the heels of Singapore’s Straits Times and their STOMP portal comes MonsterBlog, a product of Malaysia’s New Straits Times in association with Jaring.
Unlike STOMP which gathered a bunch of celebrities and a couple of journalists and have them blog, MonsterBlog has instead a bunch of seasoned Malaysian bloggers (including an honourary one) plus two journalists. And unlike STOMP’s high concept portal, MonsterBlog runs on WordPress and looks and feels like just a regular blog. Why reinvent the wheel right?
The roster includes the following bloggers:
- Kimberlycun
- KYSpeaks
- Paul Tan
- Joyce the Fairy
- Minishorts
- ShaolinTiger
- Peter Tan
- Suanie
- Sultan Muzaffar
- Joe Rodrigo
- Srikathirasa
Having more and more bloggers being introduced to the mainstream can only be a good thing. Personally though, I might have second thoughts about it if I’m ever that high profile to get invited to such a thing. Why? Not that I wouldn’t want the extra attention and fame, but I feel that I just don’t need the pressure to write for *two* blogs.
I’m selfish that way – I want to write all my best stuff for my own blog. But if any newspapers wanna feature my writing now and again, I’m ok with that. 
New Straits Times – MoNSTer move into blogging
(via ShaolinTiger)
rawr!
looks more professional than stomp. really. more enjoyable to read.
suanie: action! Hahah.
Herman: haven’t had a good read yet but it’s easier to navigate that’s for sure.
we do not write on monster as often as we do on our own blogs, doesn’t take up that much time actually.
Rowaoww
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KY: oh right, so it’s a once-a-week thing perhaps? Got it.
meow.