Three things happened in the past week:

1. I got invited to apply to join the new Forbes blog ads network.

2. A publisher’s rep e-mailed me to offer a free copy of a new book if I review it on my blog.

3. A publicist at The Washington Post started sending me a list of their top business stories.

I’m sure the top econ bloggers have been getting tons of requests like this for some time. What’s interesting is that major traditional media outlets are now starting to direct their attention to the second/third tier blogs like mine. It’s funny that it seems to have happened quite suddenly, or maybe just a coincidence.