DISQUS

Well put Chris. Niche is an amazing thing that brings like minded people together, but it also allows them to stay their, in the comfort zone and not have to look, listen and experience new ideas. The Long Tail isnt just for marketing and selling. Its relates to ideas as well.

Hey Chris
Ive also reached the 5000 person limit on Facebook. Its interesting that Jeff has opened another page. I actually talked to the Facebook folks about that (I was surprised at how good they are at responding to emails) and they warned me strongly about it being a violation and to use my Facebook Musicians Page instead.
Question:
do any of us really need to follow more than 2000 people on Twitter? Thats a lot of noise:)

not this year, i promised my wife that i would stay home for july. way to much time on the road:)

great post Chris, wish i could have been at PAB.

Hey Michelle
Neil did a great job, I'm a huge Batman fan:)
David

i need more hours in the day:)
Scoble's blogging today about trying out Youtube longform, something they can monetize more easily.

Quite right, apples and oranges. I won't sit through an ad for a youtube clip or a CNN clip but i would for a TV show (that is if HULU was available in Canada:)

that what i hope to but i really wonder if VC's will have the stomach for it. its pretty hard dealing with artists and the returns in music can be pretty hit and miss.

thanks mathew, i had a really great time at MESH and it was a real bonus to have David Gratton as moderator. as we talked about on the panel, i agree that music is seen as free and as artists are going to have to find their way in that model. i like all the things trent is doing (i love a shit disturber:) but, i also think that its easier for him and radiohead to experiment because of where they are in their careers. they both got famous in the 'traditional' music business. they both have large tech savy fan bases. and, they both get big mass media coverage when they try something fun.
when i think future model, i always try to think about up and coming artists. where the free model falls down a bit is in artist development. for many artists there is a point where they need funding to jump to that next level. to go from hobby to professional. with all the money draining from the music business there is less funding out there to help them make that leap.

Web 2.0 is telling big media and big business endlessly that its all about the user. Funny that bloggers are having trouble with the concept. Go where the people are and set your content free:) Im flirting with disqus. Sometimes it seems a bit, well, messy.

Hey Louis
Im with you, you cant stop the river. but i understand 1.0s position. Its way more fun to have 45 comments in one place than spread out all over the web. Since a lot of my readers are outside the social media world there is only so much conversation thats going to take place on twitter and friendfeeder for me. So instead i use twitter to update my status everywhere and tell them about new posts. Its far more important to me that my content is everywhere than trying control my readership.
(maybe im slow but still dont get friendfeeder, i just dont have the time to keep up with it:)

hey mathew
'pay what you want' like most of these things is a one time stunt. it works for the group that does it first because its new and the press loves the new. its not sustainable and not a new model. unless of course your model is "free".

my social media life is busy but far less intense than yours, but just reading over your day makes me wonder if i need to spend more time outside. this stuff is addictive and one of my main themes these days is sorting the value and utility from noise.

hey mathew
its similar in music, the cycle is speeding up and the gatekeepers gone. we are left , for better or worse, to engage our own communities and keep the communications flowing fast and furious.

im not sure about death yet, but blogging can certainly drive you to drink. link baiting bloggers about blogging, thats just too easy.

Hey Mathew
thats pretty much what i do at davidusher.com. Without having that central hub that aggregates everything for me (gotta love RSS) i would never be able to keep track of it all. Its a blog based site that is a social network hub that links my facebook, flicker, twitter, youtube, myspace, ilike etc. Controlling your own URL is key, im on all the social networks but trusting my online life to a walled garden seems foolish to me.