Buyers and sellers both should do blogs, in my opinion. Buyers could put all kinds of requirements, specifications, and general parameters along with the specific RFP's (aka "RFQ's") posted in their blogs. They could have their blog "password protected" or not, and require authentication of the people responding to the posted RFP's or Q's. Depending upon what the buyer is buying, it could be a way of saving the time costs of individually contacting many suppliers, and getting the best overall value on the purchase.
Even the U.S. Gov't uses the internet to publish RFQ's on their e-Buy.
Seth Godin's free new ebook called "WHO's THERE?" is great for new bloggers whether they be buyers or sellers thinking of starting a blog. I liked his three truths to start off with: 1st: Clutter, 2nd: Quality, 3rd: Selfishness. I've even posted on "Saturation, Clutter, & Intrusiveness".
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