Disqus - Friends of RogerHSimon

Re: Web 2.0 and the New Tribalism

Noah David Simon — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:18:36 -0000

What has made me the creative innovator that I am is not my adhesion to the loving hippie tribal culture I grew up around, but rather it is my disassociation with the hypocritical values of the "Woodstock" generation that is my source of inspiration. It allows me to take in the knowledge of the elite and develop it into something more evolved. Great moments of technological innovation rarely come from comfortable communities. Industrial Revolution, Renaissance Italy, Golden Age of Athens, and the development of Hebrew monotheism were all full of strife. The kind of techno idealism you are writing about might sell an article to "Wired" magazine, but it will never change the world. The people who change the world have no ideals. The are scamps... that no one wants to admit they like. The idealistic hippies are the real oppressors. The is nothing more oppressive and cynical then oblivious egalitarianism. When it comes down to it... and no one is watching.... What is the better read? Freud or Jung? The only thing that is exciting that Jung ever wrote was his autobiography... because he looks into the darkness of himself. while Freud looked into the darkness of friction of the world. Everyone likes to go hang out with the wine and cheese crowd and talk about the "collective unconscious" or the bullshit institutional P.R. work of Anna Freud. All this technology is nothing but sexual repression. Never confuse yourself otherwise into being a cyborg that masturbates.

Re: Question of the Day: Which Is Your Favorite Social Network and Why?

Noah David Simon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:39:35 -0000

they all censor!
...but I would place my bets on facebook as far as being the Microsoft of the era
Yahoo should buy them now... People think that they can just design a better interface and people will come. The next interface will be for better Video conversation. Till that comes along "facebook" is king. MySpace has really lost the war... it's amazing that they are moving so slow on this. and "Linkedin" could of been a contender... but is going to become the "WordPerfect" of the generation... everyone says it's better till it's too late because they just weren't. It is going to suck when "facebook" starts censoring everyone.... I look forward to the next generation. We already have a winner. I would love it if "facebook" loses that lawsuit that those Harvard kids are waging. The ideal thing for the industry would be if "facebook" technology went open source... this would keep the feminist sex police from turning free thought into yesterdays news.

Re: OthersOnline – Google For People

Noah David Simon — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:39:07 -0000

Please accept my resignation. I don’t care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.
- Groucho Marx

Re: Facebook Shows Me Boobies

Noah David Simon — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:16:09 -0000

these are the people that disabled my account?

Re: Facebook disabled my account

Noah David Simon — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:15:39 -0000

been there done that... and I got little sympathy from people. The worst was that in my case they didn't even tell me what their issue was. I figured they didn't like my artwork or something... I always push the edges as well. It turned out it was that they didn't like my 6000 name email list. They are real sticklers about it. MySpace is a lot nicer with those issue. If you want to market... do it through MySpace and leave you facebook badge.

(again... dude my sympathies)...

but I will say this... I tried to poke you and add you as a friend and I didn't get a response from you when I was going through the same issue you are now. KARMA my man. Don't get upset... I obviously felt rebuked by you because I wanted to talk. I had heard a lot about you... and felt like I didn't make it into your social networking country club. Oh yes Robert... they say your on the A-List.

Re: Programming for the Masses- Social Computing

Noah David Simon — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:12:13 -0000

and if that is so... who has rights to use the code?
ASSKISSERS!

Re: i’d never sell my peeps

Noah David Simon — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:41:06 -0000

Could not of said it better

Re: The shy Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook

Noah David Simon — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:05:27 -0000

I have noticed a different attitude in facebook in the last month... we all warned them that something better was coming. Zuckerturd has been humbled. The sad thing is I was his zealous biggest fan... funny to see the tyrants of the near past become the next generation of philantrophy. ...as for the rest of us... watch out Scoble your ankles are next. del.icio.us!

Re: WSJ.com Remains A Paid Site And Bets On The Value Of Its Niche Audience

Noah David Simon — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:50:55 -0000

I hate you. Your right. High income bracket is an advertisers dream. Niche market is the future of publishing and the wall street journal is ahead of the curve. I'm a poor artist and I can't afford a subscription... I steal other peoples wall street journals off they're front lawns. I used to work in advertising for the last five years... so I know the system. No one wants to hear about how huge the distribution is anymore. Usually publishing people lie about distribution anyway. What advertising people want it results. How do I know this? The company I worked for didn't bother to distribute in a niche market... when the product doesn't go out and there are only a few people... the advertisers know. This is why the small pond effect is such a great advertising exercise. It is also the reason I am umemployed presently. LOL!

Re: What makes a Successful Marketing Campaign on Social Networks?

Noah David Simon — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:54:38 -0000

Key issue that needs to be addressed is social residue... how much damage do you put on an entity when there is a recording of the interaction? Do we really want biz on the Nixon tapes?

Re: Idiocy strikes again

Noah David Simon — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:33:28 -0000

would agree up to the point where you started to bash American frivolous lawsuits. people get pissed off everywhere over stupid stuff, in upper middle class America we are less likely to start a tribal war over it. the thugs... well they might just pop a cap in yo ass. I say better to sue each other.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg on Data Portability: An Interview

Noah David Simon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:24:20 -0000

privacy issues are in the details. Zuckerberg's argument is logical, but he is just giving out soundbites. Question is what are the details of the issue, and is he committed to sharing facebook data that his company previously believed they owned... (and wrongfully punished people like me who had information that I used in the invite). We all don't want spam, question is he committed to using privacy as a way to monopolize power or does he sincerely believe in the value added benefit of the average man contacting who we want to and giving the end user the RIGHT to block. I have been to New York night clubs with more social liberties then my experience on facebook and it's social thugs.

Re: How I use Twitter, and you?

Noah David Simon — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:54:47 -0000

I would like to talk to you in detail about this issue, but I find myself in a constant conflict. I have over 3000 contacts and I like most of them... but this week is doomsday and I'm going to start picking value added again. I just wish I could keep them all an filter certain words out or something. there has go to be something @Jack can do about organizing our contacts into some kind of friend template that could change over time. I might start creating multiple accounts just so that I can follow certain feeds.

(hell I even like some that aren't contacts that blocked me.... enemies are always of interest and I always bookmark people who block.... what is it about people who hate us that are just so fascinating? hmmmm ;-p)

Re: What works and what doesn’t in online advertising + key benchmarks

Noah David Simon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:52:13 -0000

it ain't going to happen. there is no advertising in social media beyond banner ads. Everything else is SPAM. Best bet is product placement in youtubes

Re: Who Am I Really

Noah David Simon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:38:02 -0000

not to debase your "value added" (I think your very important)
..but you spoke of weaknesses and from what I see your weakness is not your lack of execution, but your constant efforts to be self referential.

Obviously this is proportional and I follow you because I think your important enough to follow, but I do listen to your tweets and you spend an awful lot of time trying to tell people what you do. I understand this comes from our career oriented culture where a person's status is dependent on they're value to others (it seems less and important to produce and more important to define ourselves and make the sales pitch. I think this limits your ability to (1) market other ideas that could be profitable to others and yourself and (2) creates a clutter of information that really is promotion and also comes across as a bit greased.

I am very impressed that your not selling narcotics however.

Again... the fact that I am here criticizing you is testament to your relevance.
You are a person people can go to about information related to social networking. A hub or Oracle and I wish the economy were compatible with social mechanisms. I exist in the same wasteland.

Re: Who Am I Really

Noah David Simon — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:08:03 -0000

happy birthday... by the way. sorry for the shit kicking comment....

I didn't mean it. I was sincerely trying to be funny

Re: Blogging: The Motivational Poster

Noah David Simon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:24:33 -0000

that is a lot more then 1000 monkeys for a work of Shakespeare

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:08:21 -0000

Yes I do worry about someone bringing up complex "ISSUES" with someone in the military.
it really is that simple.

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:32:48 -0000

your comments are so vain. I have time to deal with your coy Betty Bimbo psychosis.
People on the front line don't. If you are arguing with me here. then don't write letters.
They don't need your sissy snide uptight queeny attitude. You say you have a code? I'm not so sure people will follow it. That's like Rodney King saying people, "Let's All Get Along" A lot of you seem more interested in protecting your precious twitter community then saving the lives of people defending your country. you should be ashamed.
You want to write letters... to the military... your right they have done it before. My grandfather a World War II Vet used to tell jokes about the stupid letters he would get.
Just don't invite the idiots above to write.

These kids deserve better then your harassment.

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:45:33 -0000

the thing that proves my point is the way you attacked me. You think I was instigating this? If that is true then this is a little too easy to do. Not that I was instigating. I was really pissed when I looked at the website and it had nothing to do with anything beyond the absolute shock and personal horror of realizing that twitter people would be talking to our military. (but if I was instigating? ....YOU WOULD OF FAILED THE TEST and enough is said because you are not capable of dealing with pressured speech or any of the other traumas that these boys are dealing with) If you are giving me high blood pressure, imagine what you might do to a kid with a gun and possibly without a thorough education. Our troops are under pressure and deserve better then the people that are writing on this blog.

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:17:52 -0000

hey Cindy Sheehan... I mean "This Military Mama"

I'm dealing with you. That takes a talent. Respect what I offer in the same way that your should be respecting the troops. Brown shirts like you think the war is only dudes holding a gun. I live right near West Point and I know plenty of people fighting, but it doesn't take geography or an occupation to put two and two together and realize that the community of twitter is very against the war and is not mature in it's ideas related to it. I hear the personal stories on the train going up the Hudson. I hear about missiles coming out of Iran and kids not being able to write about what they saw with they're very own eyes because our country doesn't want to admit we are already at war with Iran. You are attacking me on a personal level because you know I am hitting a relevant point and it hurts the vanity of you and your friends. SHAME ON YOU FOR BEING SO SELFISH! You are trying to reflect by pointing out that I am not a soldier? Do you honestly believe the opinions of someone dodging bullets are going to be able to argue with you? Ah.. but I guess you do... that is why you are writing them isn't it? If there is one thing we should of learned from Vietnam... it isn't "diplomacy" that wins the fight, but rather the public relations and mind set of the people. Once the mind of the people is determined, then we can take part in diplomacy. But with the TWITTER society manipulating public opinion like it does, negotiations are going to look like Jimmy Carter's shit smile with Hamas. I am in communications and I am trying to protect the dudes that do not have the extensive background I have. I honor them and respect them, but I am not the one holding a gun. Only tyrannical idiots with an agenda think the way you do "Military Mama". In the same respect. I do not think I would be best at holding a gun, I also believe that dealing with hard nose jerks like you takes a specialist. I respect the soldiers too much to go out there with them. I would gladly give my life, but if a person with my background disagreed with a higher up... that would be a very bad thing. America doesn't need a person like me second guessing the troops, but you guys need to get your shit straight if you are so arrogant to go and start communicating with soldiers without a second opinion on what would be prudent in filtering out bad twitter apples. The fact that you are attacking me with the venom that you are just proves your ill will. You act like this with a soldier and he's liable to have a problem. You are not interested in helping the troops "Military Mama". You are interested in you're own vanity. What I bring to this is valid criticism of a program that could hurt our country.

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:37:49 -0000

what is this about the code not being apparent?
PATHETIC!

you shouldn't harass the soldiers. you shouldn't harass me and it would seem you spend more time twitter bitching then actually insuring the soldiers don't get flamed like I am getting. you are proving exactly what I am saying.
Yes this is America... feel free to continue being an idiot on this thread.
LEAVE THE SOLDIERS OUT OF THIS!

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:51:59 -0000

also a further comment about the poor design of eMOM
please look at the illustration work of Jason Brooks and give him a little credit for his design style. Few realize that he invented this digital illustration style stolen by so many girly ventures. The integrity of your site is so lacking in so many ways other then moral issues. The design of this thing is pathetic.

Re: Writing for Good: Email Our Military

Noah David Simon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:56:57 -0000

here is the master Jason Brook's work.
please give credit to artists.

soldiers are important, but the integrity of the design and your references to it's history are important too

http://www.jason-brooks.com...

this guy is actually an interior decorator, but every one in advertising lifted this poor guys style... including Mail our Military

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

Noah David Simon — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:43:26 -0000

...New York Times gave it one of the worst reviews ever.

but then again when has the New York Times ever been right about anything