Comments on: Mainstream journalism, blogs, exclusives and the techmeme effect http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:26:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Ivy Hansen http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189812 Ivy Hansen Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:41:02 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189812 FUCKY YOU! THIS IS NOT A REAL BLOG IT'S JUST SOMETHING WRITTEN BY A MONKEY ASS FROM CHINA TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE LATEST BUZZ WORDS TO GET HIGH RATINGS. FUCKING SPAM TRAP! FUCKY YOU! THIS IS NOT A REAL BLOG IT’S JUST SOMETHING WRITTEN BY A MONKEY ASS FROM CHINA TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE LATEST BUZZ WORDS TO GET HIGH RATINGS. FUCKING SPAM TRAP!

]]> By: Mark Evans http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189676 Mark Evans Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:31:00 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189676 Ethan, You make some excellent points. In my own blogging recently, I've really tried to take a step back by trying to focus on saying something insightful and, hopefully, interesting as opposed to jumping on the bandwagon when a "big" story breaks. Of course, when you say something original, it's disappointing when the same old "wash, rinse, repeat" stories make so much noise and get so much attention. Earlier this week, for example, I wrote what I though was a pretty good post on del.icio.us becoming a search engine that semeed to get lose in the ether. I was still happy with the post but it would have been nice to get more readers. Mark Ethan,
You make some excellent points. In my own blogging recently, I’ve really tried to take a step back by trying to focus on saying something insightful and, hopefully, interesting as opposed to jumping on the bandwagon when a “big” story breaks. Of course, when you say something original, it’s disappointing when the same old “wash, rinse, repeat” stories make so much noise and get so much attention. Earlier this week, for example, I wrote what I though was a pretty good post on del.icio.us becoming a search engine that semeed to get lose in the ether. I was still happy with the post but it would have been nice to get more readers.

Mark

]]> By: Ethan Kaplan http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189675 Ethan Kaplan Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:01:02 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189675 @zbigniew - I agree, but techmeme is scale-free, so the a-listers stay a-listers by virtue of being a-listers, thus propagating this behavior. ironically, this post made techmeme last night :) @zbigniew - I agree, but techmeme is scale-free, so the a-listers stay a-listers by virtue of being a-listers, thus propagating this behavior.

ironically, this post made techmeme last night :)

]]> By: Zbigniew Lukasiak http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189674 Zbigniew Lukasiak Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:58:35 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189674 And to add to that argument - I would rather believe that most of the blogs are not like those that you criticize here - but they just are not the A list. Instead of gathering the cream of the independent thinking the A list only gathers the frequent and trivial - it's a negative selection. And to add to that argument - I would rather believe that most of the blogs are not like those that you criticize here - but they just are not the A list. Instead of gathering the cream of the independent thinking the A list only gathers the frequent and trivial - it’s a negative selection.

]]> By: Zbigniew Lukasiak http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189672 Zbigniew Lukasiak Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:54:02 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189672 I think it goes deeper than just that. I believe the problem with blogs is that the frequency of updates are more important than quality. And the reason for that is not in the technology and not even in culture - but in our brains - frequent updates are like the commercials that are repeated and repeated upon our brains so that we it becomes *recognizable*. This can only be fought with conscious design, with systems that will punish the publishing of crap more then the benefits of it. I think it goes deeper than just that. I believe the problem with blogs is that the frequency of updates are more important than quality. And the reason for that is not in the technology and not even in culture - but in our brains - frequent updates are like the commercials that are repeated and repeated upon our brains so that we it becomes *recognizable*. This can only be fought with conscious design, with systems that will punish the publishing of crap more then the benefits of it.

]]> By: Webomatica http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189668 Webomatica Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:10:54 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189668 I think this just comes down to bloggers' ability to break news or just react to news that someone else has already covered. Opinion has its place but it's not reporting. I think this just comes down to bloggers’ ability to break news or just react to news that someone else has already covered. Opinion has its place but it’s not reporting.

]]> By: Carsten Pötter http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189666 Carsten Pötter Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:09:27 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/11/13/mainstream-journalism-blogs-exclusives-and-the-techmeme-effect/#comment-189666 Good observation. :) I unsubscribed from Mashable and Techcrunch a few weeks ago. Too many posts and rather little substance. Read/Write Web and Webware a re a little different because they have some more analysis and/or people actually tested a new service or feature. Good observation. :)

I unsubscribed from Mashable and Techcrunch a few weeks ago. Too many posts and rather little substance. Read/Write Web and Webware a re a little different because they have some more analysis and/or people actually tested a new service or feature.

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