Fascinating guest post from one of the founders of Shiny Media on TechCrunch UK. The post and the ensuing comments give a useful tour of many of the participants of the UK blogging scene (or should that be 'industry', ah, there's the rub), their issues and grievances against the world.

I'm conflicted about the influence of the BBC. As a consumer I love it. But I can agree it distorts the market, although I'd guess the impact is greatest on big media, rather than plucky startups. Maybe the EU should take a look?

In the comments on the post PR gets it in the neck again - inevitably - but it's probably unjustified in this instance. It's a bit lame to blame PR people for not taking a blog seriously enough to hand out scoops. Aren't bloggers/journalists supposed to unearth their own exclusives?

btw - I wonder if the speed and volume of comments are probably down to the @mbites Twitter distribution effect?