Okay, I do often quote press releases, but only in two niche/ semi-niche blogs, and I always try to link to at least one other blog or site talking about the same product, technology, or company. Then I add in my own spin.

I’d like to think that I have enough of my own opinion (opinionated in truckloads to not buy into the press release spin. In fact, in one of my tech blogs, I’m extremely critical, even sarcastic, about what’s being said in such releases.

In fact, that’s part of my agenda in that blog: making sure that people don’t buy in to everything they read about technology. I try to be rational, rather than being a Luddite about it. That’s hopefully the value I’m adding, that Chris speaks of.