tedster - 5:31 pm on Jan 11, 2010 (gmt 0)

Steve, that was a very well considered opinion. You put your finger on what I was wresting with about this question. There is such a big difference between dealing with a major player - usually a big corporate entity - and being down in the trenches scrabbling with the minor sites and the one-man bands.

If a major site failed to give attribution to Frank's coverage (even just "as first reported" with a link) I'd say start out any communication by assuming it was an oversight caused by a busy, high pressure schedule.

Heck, you might make some good networking connections and your blog could get future coverage in their articles, too. They might even feed you some hot tips!