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In Web world of 24/7 stress, writers blog till they drop

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Melissa Worden

In Web world of 24/7 stress, writers blog till they drop

“They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.”

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