"She rules; I don't know how she does it, but the success of The Command Post just illustrates the self-organizing nature of the blogosphere," says Instapundit.com's Glenn Reynolds, the "blogfather" of the Web log phenomenon. "She saw a demand, and she met it." Reynolds, who occasionally appears on CNN, says his contacts at the cable outlet routinely monitor The Command Post for breaking news.
In just two weeks, Catalano's site has gone from nowhere to 100,000 users a day - with a million page views. She and her partner, Alan (like many bloggers, he can't use his last name because of his day job), organized about 100 bloggers worldwide to contribute to their effort, beginning on the first day of the war with Iraq. This kind of collective effort, where a group of people publish their views and links to a common home page, is increasingly common in the once-individualistic blogging scene.
Ten years ago she would have been a nice person to meet at a dinner party. Today, CNN is using her as a resource. The web allows so many talented people the opportunity to be noticed.
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