Wow, the Fox Business Network hasn't even been on the air for a month, and its critics are already writing its obituary because the channel has made some boneheaded moves.

First, as Fox-hater Keith Olbermann noted, the News Corp (NYSE: NWS) channel did some "creative" editing of negative newspaper reviews and turned them into positive ones? Yesterday, Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, "awarded" network honcho Roger Ailes the title of "Worst Person in the World" because presumably mortal enemy Bill O'Reilly's evilness just wasn't up to snuff. This bit is part of Olbermann's shtick on his program which regularly outrages conservatives.

Of course, Ailes is far from the worst person in the world. At best, he and his boss Rupert Murdoch are in the top 10% of evil-doers, well behind the likes of Osama bin Laden, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and people who dress up their pets in Halloween costumes. But unlike many arch-villains, Ailes is a very creative and resourceful guy.

For instance, he's lined up Minyanville.com characters "Hoofy the Bull" and "Boo the Bear" to host a segment on the network's critically derided Happy Hour program. Is this idea going to win a Peabody? Of course not, but it's not the end of the world, either. Still, this feature wasn't a smart PR move, because it plays into the hands of Fox's many critics, including Joe Nocera of The New York Times, who have blasted the network for being too upbeat.

It's something not many pioneering dot-coms can have:  a 10-year birthday.

But, it's the case with Slate.com.  It was one of the first online magazines.

It was birthed by tech titan Microsoft.  Then, last year, Slate.com became part of Old Media by selling out to the Washington Post.

Funny enough, even Slate.com staff writer, Bryan Curtis, writes:  "What's most interesting is that Slate at 10 is old new media, or, maybe, new old media -- an evolutionary bridge between traditional print magazines and the outlaw forces of the Web."

I remember the launch of Slate.com, which certainly got a lot of buzz.  True, there were a variety of online publications at the time.  But, in the case of Slate, it was an attempt to have well-respected, traditional journalists go online.

It was several years before this that I started to write (professionally, that is).  It was not for printed publications, but all online. 

In a way, it was almost embarrassing to say you were an online writer.  As a result, it was tough to get sources interested in returning your calls.

But, of course, this is no longer the case today.  Now, with the emergence of blogs, it's possible for people to become media influencers -- almost overnight.

While in NY last week, I talked to writers at both traditional print publications, as well as online publications.  Something I noticed:  those at the print publications were looking for jobs; those at the online publications were desperately looking for writers.