Reply #14: This isn't actually a Forbes op-ed... [View All]

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I wish it was, but it's getting trickier to tell the difference now that so many websites also host "citizen journalists" like this. Forbes allows outside writers to park their own commentary under the Forbes umbrella as separate "contributors"... and so can you:

http://blogs.forbes.com/help/


Not to minimize his efforts, but the writer isn't a Forbes columnist or employee, he's just one of the many independent contributors. He identifies himself as; "I write about nerd culture, games, fantasy, TV and craft beer." and he posts the same commentary in his separate blog:

http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/kain/