DISQUS

mobile.

everyday i see folks on the subways watching video. more importantly i see folks jealously looking at them.

sponsor based.

more and more video will not be ad based but will have one sponsor (like concerts).

niche based.

like everything else, the most successful videos will be niche based not general entertainment based.

pretty female hosts will never go out of style.

Why do some people think change happens in a vacuum?

You cannot look at the decline in CD sales and ignore the rise of consuption of DVDs, Video Games and Cellphones.

You cannot look at the decline in CD sales and not look at the decrease of net income for consumers since 1999.

You cannot look at the decline of CD sales and ignore many different factors
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And you also can't ignore that a lot of music just sucks.

your last line was the best of the weekend. it's easy to miss the forest when you're one of the trees...

Nothing wrong with writing about you believe in (it is your blog.)

Edwards is an interesting canidate. And I'm glad he used New Orleans as a symbol of some of the things wrong with this country.

Nice coverage on your part.

The fact they were able to raise another 5 million is amazing considering all the bad press they got in the outset. Maybe it can be a valuable service'

Somebody thinks so.

Of all the folks linking to that post yours is my favorite. Really.

Funny stuff.

Can I call it 'New Journalism'? :)

Great coversation, we agree to disagree.

Speaking of bad journalist, check this out. It deserves some publicity.

http://www.copyblogger.com/journalistic-superio...

Who's more credible? Your boss or you roommate when it comes to choosing a movie you would like.

I believe that Journalism, as you are looking at it, is going the way of the buggywhip.

People want credible sources, but that has a lot to do with their point of view and the point of view of the person giving them the info.

In a million channel universe you want to get the views of those that think about things as you.

Tht doesn't make what they say less valid. Just more palitable for your taste.

That is one of the reasons Om was wrong at WordCamp. Old journalism is only going to get less and less important.

I'm always willing to have a civil debate.

I don't see the double talk.

I sent them there for one reason. To verify if what was in the email I recieved was true or not.

I don't think that's bullshit journalism. Or maybe it is.

Was there a preconceived agenda. Sure.

But that's modern journalism.

That's FoxNews and The Huffington Post.

Are you really upset that I use spin?

Aaron,

One at a time.
If you look in the comments of the WOW posts you'll see that I took down the picture of the person complaining immediately.

What I didn't sucumb to was the chorus of folks who wanted me to tag pictures their way.

I don't think bowing down to a few loud people is finding a middle ground.

It's the same with this New Orleans trip. A few loud bloggers had a problem with it.

I received many emails from some very high places who told me to just ignore them. Which is what I did.

One of the things I learned about fights on the internet. It is very easy to be big and loud. People fall into a trap when they start ignoring themselves and listening to the noise instead of looking at the facts.

I was very open about the New Orleans trip and The WOW post. The facts were laid out very clear.

The only thing that changed was that 6 bloggers (that's right 6) decided that the trip wasn't a good idea.

I was supposed to change what I was doing because of 6 people?

And there problem wasn't with me but with the way The Blog Herald presented it.

But I refuse to critisize the Herald or anyone else involved in my project. They could present things any way they want.

The facts and what I had to say has been on my blog for all to see.

Trying to control other media (and we are all media these days) isn't what I do.

By having them involved, the price I pay is dealing with the fallout of what they say.

So be it.

They were brave enough to stand by me so the least I could do is stand by them, weather it's Loren, Tne Blog Herald, or anyone else involved. I may not agree but I won't critisize publicly.

But the sad part to me was the few people, and it was only a few, who at first supported the project but then changed their minds and started accusing me of things like doing it for publicity, etc. (And I'm not talking about you bcause I don't remember hearing from you when I annouced it.)

The funny part is I was the only one who didn't change. I said what I was going to do from the giddyup and that's that.

The same with the WOW post. I say what I'm going to do and that's that.

Middle ground is very important in some cases. But it is also important sometimes to stand your ground. Or you'll be forced to follow the whims of everyone.

I've been ignoring all the noise about this Team New Orleans thing. I find it disheartening. A lot of people,seem to have missed the point.

This trip was about me verifying some informtion I heard. That's it.

I felt no responsibility to get any bloggers involved or anyone else who didn't volenteer.

Why should I? It was my own personal crusade to find my own answers to my own questions.

I told everyone involved not to say anything else about it until the editing is complete. (I am breaking my own rule!)

I preach on my blog about the power of individuals. I also try to practice what I preach. I had some issues and went and answered them in my own way.

Sorry if it hurt some folks feelings. But I really don't feel myself or anyone else involved should have to appologize for doing nothing wrong.

brilliant

Nice post.
Good site.
And that's a clever idea.

Required reading.
Great post.

Nice post. Some great ideas I haven't thought about...

Anything by Juvenile...

Fraser,
You're wrong about this one.
Potential promise? Isn't the potential promise dependent on the audience? Isn't the audience what provides that potential promise?

Friendster had no Ryan Seacrest. They did not treat the audience right (according to Danah and others). On the other hand MySpace is the opposite.

The audience creates it's own potential promise. That is what gives you traction. And that's why you need Ryan. :)

The audiences of the future create there own performance.
Your job is to be Ryan Seacrest.

An audience without a performance is call MySpace!

Thanks for the kind words...

i like the idea. but when I went to register someone had TAKEN MY NAME!

Maybe I'll try sign up as Pete Cashmore instead. :)