DISQUS

Scott, I agree with you - it makes a good alert system. It certainly is susceptible to rumor and urban legend, but Robert Scoble makes a good point when he says it's a way to get wind of trends, an opportunity to hear what people are talking about.

Rick,

Yes, we're all interested to see what they'll be up to.

Rob - yes, I thought that comment was too over the top - I'm surprised CBC didn't delete it!

Josh - much love for TiddlyWiki! I've used versions of the software for GTD and for note-taking. It's a slick system and highly portable. Thanks for the note!

Dan - I'll make a note to check in with you in a couple months for an update on the project and what you're learning from it.

thanks!

Grant - Yes, I love social media, but I think there's an issue with the kind of comments that newspaper stories get and the "ease of entry."

Community moderation is a good way to go at... profiles perhaps, some kind of very basic registration. Newspapers don't seem quite ready to wade into this, but the sites that do require some "skin in the game" seem to get the smartest contributors, the most thoughtful people - folks who are turned off by a lot of random nonsense.

I think mainstream media comes to respect social media more, too, when the quality of input rises.

Thanks, Keith! It's a good doc, too!

Absolutely true... which is why I won't be in line on 6/29!

Karen in Iowa City

Please email me privately and point me to any comments that you think violate the terms. I found 2 comments with personal attacks and deleted them Friday. I'll go through the comments again, but PLEASE let me know where they are so I can take action. THANKS!!! todd [at] iowapublicradio [dot] org