In 2005 David Hochman wrote in the New York Times, "The baby blog in many cases is an online shrine to parental self-absorption." Since then, the baby blog has come a long way--and advertisers and networks like Blogging Baby, BlogHer, Federated Media, Minti, ClubMom, and Nickelodeon's Parents Connect are taking notice. How has this new attention affected the way parents put themselves--and their kids--online? Is "mommyblogging" still marginal--or is it ready to be monetized?

Moderator: Marrit Ingman , Austin Chronicle