The news is blog content, so you can become one of two people:

You can be the person who’s actually standing in the middle of a newsworthy event, or you can be the kid surfing the internet and rewriting content.

There’s a major difference between the two – one is experiencing something real while the other is simply reading about it and regurgitating.

One has a grasp on the subject and acquires skills you only get being there. The other stares at a cubicle wall every day and doesn’t realize we can all watch TV and use Google so there’s nothing special about them.

One of these people is an expert, and the other is lost in the crowd.

It’s the difference between lifehacker.org, where the paid staff tests out new technology and Lifehack.org, the Chinese content mill where they research keywords and pay freelancers to rewrite related articles. 

One is quality and one is garbage – which do you want to be known for?