The anticipated transition of the Blogosphere into established and commercially-oriented institutions is beginning to take place.

Tomorrow, Open Source Media, a web-site described as seeking to “blend traditional journalism with freeform commentary” will be launched. How long can it be before Microsoft buys Instapundit and Fox Television hires Michelle Malkin?

Reviews of major Sound Blogs by John Henke (from a Libertarian perspective) appear at Q&O Blog. The negative swipes at Power-Line, and even a ranking as low as number 3 (despite the impressive competition at the head of the list), seemed both highly questionable to me. Power-Line’s historic role in exploding Sixty Minutes’ lies during the last national election have to be considered to have earned Power-Line and its authors a unique position in the Blogosphere, one covered in glory. Its daily standard of quality is also entirely competitive with the very best. I get the feeling there’s something personal going on here.

He also reviews the most execrable Unsound Blogs, if anybody actually cares.

Credits: These items were previously linked by Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit, and by John Cole at Balloon Juice.