an interesting take on a boring topic….

this is why i always pick my nose….

this is why i always pick my nose….

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Glad you enjoyed, thanks for stopping by …

Lately, I’ve been thinking about some of the writers I read in social media that have that edge, like Seth Godin and Hugh McLeod, or more importantly, I’ve been thinking about capturing your realizations.

Lately, I’ve had a flood of realizations about my work in New Orleans. Many of them feel great to me, but come out sounding bitter. Basically, it’s a conviction that I can’t quite articulate, and furthermore, the conventional wisdom I keep hearing is rubbish, but I can’t articulate that either, so you end up saying very contrarian things.

If you are thinking new thoughts, and you eventually get yourself sorted out and you can express your new understanding, then all you’re doing is feeling your way in the dark in public.

But, there are authors out there who, like you say, can’t get past the backlash stage, or maybe they are just mimicking and don’t really have a place to take it.

Alan Gutierrez’s last blog post..No Justice for Dinneral Shavers, No Justice for New Orleans

* Insane quest for novelty. The idea that everyone is TechCrunch or Valleywag and needs to “scoop” everyone else
* In-your-faceness. The need to be controversial to stimulate blog traffic/ Totally inconsistent with altruistic virtues like “helping people”
* Fear of appearing uncool. Everything that happened over 10 days ago is passe, so don’t talk about it.

joel’s last blog post..I LOVE people who “don’t get it”

Lately, I’ve been thinking about some of the writers I read in social media that have that edge, like Seth Godin and Hugh McLeod, or more importantly, I’ve been thinking about capturing your realizations.

Lately, I’ve had a flood of realizations about my work in New Orleans. Many of them feel great to me, but come out sounding bitter. Basically, it’s a conviction that I can’t quite articulate, and furthermore, the conventional wisdom I keep hearing is rubbish, but I can’t articulate that either, so you end up saying very contrarian things.

If you are thinking new thoughts, and you eventually get yourself sorted out and you can express your new understanding, then all you’re doing is feeling your way in the dark in public.

But, there are authors out there who, like you say, can’t get past the backlash stage, or maybe they are just mimicking and don’t really have a place to take it.

Alan Gutierrez’s last blog post..No Justice for Dinneral Shavers, No Justice for New Orleans

* Insane quest for novelty. The idea that everyone is TechCrunch or Valleywag and needs to “scoop” everyone else
* In-your-faceness. The need to be controversial to stimulate blog traffic/ Totally inconsistent with altruistic virtues like “helping people”
* Fear of appearing uncool. Everything that happened over 10 days ago is passe, so don’t talk about it.

joel’s last blog post..I LOVE people who “don’t get it”

Great article! Thanks!…

Great article. I know what you are saying! In fact, that’s what my blog is all about! I even wrote an article on social bookmarking with an emphasis on del.icio.us.

I’m really not trying to self-promote too much, but I wanted to let you know there are people like me and Corvida out there that are trying to break down social media software and review the best of what’s out there.

Phil’s last blog post..What Do You Call A Twitter Spam Account?

Great article! Thanks!…

Great article. I know what you are saying! In fact, that’s what my blog is all about! I even wrote an article on social bookmarking with an emphasis on del.icio.us.

I’m really not trying to self-promote too much, but I wanted to let you know there are people like me and Corvida out there that are trying to break down social media software and review the best of what’s out there.

Phil’s last blog post..What Do You Call A Twitter Spam Account?

The real value is in the discussion, one post or tought may start it but it’s what comes after that counts. The old saying goes that two heads are better than one but what about 10, 1000, 1000000. The more people that can be engaged the better and if those people are from different walks of life, cultures, etc. then better still. The geek echo chamber will normally just go round in circles but when you get someone in from the outside with a totally different view it can get people thinking in ways that hadn’t previously considered.

Thanks for getting me thinking.

Colin Walker’s last blog post..Social bookmarking for social media.

The real value is in the discussion, one post or tought may start it but it’s what comes after that counts. The old saying goes that two heads are better than one but what about 10, 1000, 1000000. The more people that can be engaged the better and if those people are from different walks of life, cultures, etc. then better still. The geek echo chamber will normally just go round in circles but when you get someone in from the outside with a totally different view it can get people thinking in ways that hadn’t previously considered.

Thanks for getting me thinking.

Colin Walker’s last blog post..Social bookmarking for social media.

Rick, it’s definitely hard to get to “non-technical” folks to understand our techie stuff. I have an upcoming post that should make that a little easier, stay tuned.

Rick, it’s definitely hard to get to “non-technical” folks to understand our techie stuff. I have an upcoming post that should make that a little easier, stay tuned.

Regards,
Rick Mahn
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Regards,
Rick Mahn

Rick Mahn’s last blog post..Happiness CXLIX