I used to read it as well, and now all you can read are ads about the Shoemoney member system, and it's the same story, almost sold out and you can get the last spot.
Yeah and enough people go for it.. Shoemoney and John Chow were good resources but the quality of their new content is everything except good.
Yeah I used to read a lot of Shoemoney and John chow. They both suck now. I think their popularity has gone straight to their heads and they don't post the same quality articles any more . www.entrepreneurs-journey.com is good www.doshdosh.com is good but that site doesn't get updated anymore, still lots of good info on it techcrunch, engadget...
I think if it is useful information for you, you can try to read it. Like me,I need some information about jordan shoes,so I have a collection of related blog. http://www.tosneakers.com/blog
Look for specific business niche and search through google. You will not be bough down with long SERP list of business blog.