So the Chron is getting its blog-on, eh? It’s called CultureBlog and features assorted Chron writers being, you know, like bloggy and casual and cheeky and stuff about, you know, like, culture. Today, the always fun Mark Mumford rips virginal Carrie Underwood a new one for being . . . uh . . .cute, I guess.

In their “About” section, they give a nod to Boing Boing, and MetaFilter, which are “group blogs” (also known as “collaborative blogs” - wow) for inspiring the format.

Of course, we here at Metroblogging being a group blog in SF like to think that in some small way we might’ve inspired them too. . . . Or not, whatever.

It’s got some fun stuff - we’ll watch to see where it goes.

Of course, given recent implosions at other papers who’ve danced on the fringes of emerging on-line technology, it will be interesting to see what kind of traction the Chron gets. Especially when they open for comments.