Stowe Boyd’s summary of the latest argument concerning the existence of influence in the blogosphere, is perhaps the best: “A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand… Or Can It?”:

I used Lincoln’s paraphrase of something attributed to Jesus — A house divided against itself cannot stand — for the title of this post because I believe the blogosphere is big enough to hold all this controversy in it: this is not a civil war, but just a heated argument. The Shel Israels of the world — the small-minded, exclusionary, and uncivil — will not actually cause people like Nick Carr to shut up. The possibility of huge success like Arrington’s will continue to inspire and cause concern. New entrants will struggle to become prominent, and some may become discouraged while others will push forward. The system will be gamed, and the game itself will change.

But the house — the blogosphere — will stand, so long as we keep at it. There’s no stopping it now. Even the old media players showing up and throwing big money around won’t stop the transition of power to the edge, even if power falls into the hands of the A-listers, too. The edglings are having too much fun, and everybody wants to jump in.

Can I get an amen?

And fuckin’ A man. Amen.