New Blog Network forming

If you have been blogging seriously for a number of years, chances are you are part of or thought about joining up with a blog network.  I have been thinking about this as well, this particular site is relatively new, but I have several more established blogs that I own.  There are hundreds of blog networks out there, some big, some small, some good, and some bad.  After looking into a variety of options, I have come to the conclusion that the majority of these networks care more about the networks then the bloggers.  It seems like the bloggers are just a commodity that is built into the equation.  This is understandable as blog networks have turned into multi-million dollar enterprises.  Networks like Gawker, Weblogs, and b5 Media dominate the space and have turned blogging into a well oiled machine.   I am not sure if this is good or bad for blogging, but I think it is bad for an independent blogger who does not want to sell out to the bug guys.  Most bloggers that I know got into blogging as a way to get out of the corporate world.  The last thing I would want to do is answer to somebody else.  I much rather blog on my own schedule and do what I want when I want.  I realize that for a blog to be successful, the blog owner much reach out to the blog-o-sphere and network and collaborate with other bloggers.  What is there was an informal type of blog network, where you get the benefit of joining a community of likeminded people and you share ideas.  From time to time you guest post on another member’s blogs, you join their blog community and add useful comments.  You subscribe to each other’s RSS feeds and add each other to favorite lists on Technorati and “Digg” their stories and they “Digg” yours.  This is the kind of network I am looking to join.  The only problem is I have not been able to find one like that.  That is why I decided to start my own.  I am starting the BlogFluence Network, and TycoonBlogger.com is a founding blog of this burgeoning network.  Seriously, I am starting a blog network.  This is not going to be a corporate endeavor, I am basically looking to partner up with a dozen or so serious bloggers who want to work together to promote our blogs.  If you are interested and want to discuss this idea further, drop me an email at djk370 (at) gmail.com.