DISQUS

yep - you need both. You need tools that let technology do its thing and people do their thing. There's a pretty lively debate about this balance and it's something we think about quite a bit at Networked Insights - you can see more from us on this topic here: http://bit.ly/gRb8T

thanks,
Alex Fortney
@alexfortney

Indeed, it's no wonder some people find Social Media bewildering. It's a double-edged sword - everyone can be a publisher and as a result the amount of information we have to sift through to find content that's truly valuable grows exponentially.

These days the challenge of staying smart on the Social Web is as much about editing skills as it is about publishing skills.

I will say though that once you've heard David Sedaris speak you will always hear him when you read his books (same can be said for Bill Bryson). Their tone and personality jump off the page as it is but when you have the added element of having heard an authors voice it's like you've gone from listening to am radio to watching a film with super-mondo, quadraphonic, surround-sound.

I'm normally not too keen on pumpkin pie but when you add bacon... hmmm, might have to try that. Check out more bacony goodness here: https://community.bacontalk.com