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Re: So this is home…

Char — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:22:38 -0000

Added to the blogroll. :)

Re: Whoop Ass Over IP

Char — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:36:08 -0000

hehehe... that's totally my new OS. :)

Re: New Game of Blog Tag: 7 Songs

Char — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:01:51 -0000

Aw. I love the Mermaid! Haven't listened to that song in awhile. :)
Good calls all round. Except I don't know who Kenny Chesney is. I likely know the song but not the artist. The title definitely sounds familiar.

Re: New Game of Blog Tag: 7 Songs

Char — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:30:30 -0000

Aha! I just saw an ad for a country music compilation with Kenny Chesney! Now I remember. :)

Re: DeysCast April 10 2007

Char — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:12:56 -0000

I totally get the pre-thinking thing. I do that a lot too, especially for something I'm really excited about. It can be frustrating. I'm trying to quit it.
Also, you're worried about being obsessive? Did you not hear Tara with the Tod Maffin clip? How do you think I got so involved with Uncle Seth? I'm obsessive too! I think everyone who was at Podcamp is obsessive in some ways. That's what we all have in common. There's nothing wrong with it. It's sweet and I'm positive that Jay and Tara love you for it.
The post-podcamp low sucks. And I think everyone gets that feeling of "oh man, everybody there is SO much smarter than me" cause everybody there is SO smart, they're just smart about different things. A lot of the talk goes over my head. I'm so not techie. But it's great to just be in that environment and absorb all the neat things people have to say.
When I am less busy with exams and moving to Montreal, I'm going to sit down and do a little recap thing. I already have some notes in my little book. You let me know if there's anything I forgot.
You rule Bill. I'm so glad I got to ride down to NYC with you. :) Thanks for everything! I hope you and Michelle had a wonderful day. Kelsey's rules. Hehe.
PS. I love that you ended that with giv'er. You are my hero.

Re: Community and Rockstars

Char — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:55:07 -0000

So true.
Watching the sessions from home. Enjoying them very much. Sending you all loving vibes. :)
Julien's video is up to 7 views on YouTube. Whose camera was that? Was it the same one that followed Tara and I to the TWIG interview?
Talk to you later hun!
Love,
Charbunk.

Re: Share Your Flickr Photos Please

Char — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:28:23 -0000

Yes! I remember thinking that in September after Boston... I want to post all these pictures on facebook! But I can't cause no one will share!
Thanks for reminding everybody Chris. :)

Re: Fancy Business Cards Backfire

Char — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:21:32 -0000

Speaking of Network 2... when I got home to Hamilton today I emptied out my purse and found a bunch of your stickers. You're a sly one my friend. If I had noticed them earlier I would have plastered them on myself. I think that would have been entertaining.

Re: Another Term for Consulant

Char — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:39:48 -0000

Aw. Now I want a pet goose. Although I'm afraid it might bite off my fingers. I think maybe it's better to sit back and admire the geese and talk softly to them until they trust you enough that they will come and take the bread from your hands.
This isn't a metaphor. I really like geese.
:P
Seriously though, very good point. I met a few people at both of the podcamps I attended and you can feel that vibe of needing to find out what value you can be to them and extracting that value from you as quickly as possible so they can move on to the next person. It's unsettling, unpleasant and a bad way to do business because people can always see right through that.

Re: Use These New Media Tools

Char — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:12:22 -0000

You missed the name of Tim Knight's band: +nurse. But they only have one show left, then they are breaking up. :(
Also, I really enjoy facebook. It's a great way to find people you've lost track of, you can upload pictures, "notes" (essentially a blog), you can update on your status (somewhat twitter-esque only less of a conversation thing) and gives some biographical info and you can join groups and post for events and "share" things like videos and links and stuff. I never got into the whole myspace thing and now I realise it's because facebook is what myspace should have been. The only thing they're missing is music.
I know that I should use an RSS reader, but I kinda like going to people's sites. It feels more personal somehow. It does make things a wee bit more timeconsuming though.

Re: Use These New Media Tools

Char — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:24:02 -0000

Oh, also, unlike Myspace, Facebook has a news feed so you can see what your friends are up to. :)

Re: Use These New Media Tools

Char — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:27:43 -0000

Justin - bootcamp is genius. I love it.
Chris - I figured it was something like that with the missing link.
Tim - I know Baron through Jeff Jones/Uncle Seth. I've been to a couple of the shows. Perhaps you might remember a night in K/W involving lots of drinks and Mr. Sub?

Re: Breakfast in Bed 20

Char — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:30:14 -0000

You look so happy. :)

Re: Small Boxes 19- PodCamp Toronto

Char — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:29:05 -0000

aw! i love it. also, what an appropriate song. in so many ways. :)

Re: The Importance of Collaborative Creativity

Char — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 13:52:34 -0000

seriously... i'm starting to have dreams of being eaten alive by chris brogan. or perhaps just chewed on. it's a bit scary. :)
also, olives are gross. especially green ones. what the heck is a pimento anyway?
hey, guess who's coming to nyc? it will completely brokify me, but i think it will be fun and totally worth it.
see you next friday!

Re: Opacity is evil?

Char — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:29:13 -0000

Hi there Robert,
I realize this reply comes several days after the fact, but I've been sitting back and watching the progress of this situation.
As I explained to someone else involved in this particular fiasco, it seems no one really knows what is an "appropriate" reaction to blog posts. I've been seeing this for years in various blogging and online journal communities.
It seems that when someone blogs something in the heat of the moment, the "document" that results is subject to intense criticism because it isn't a passing thing (the way natural speech is). This "document" stays on the internet, unless of course one retracts it or apologizes, but that isn't often the case because a lot of (proud) bloggers feel that they should be allowed to post whatever they want, cause isn't that the whole point? Freedom of speech? And yes, that is the point. But it works both ways, so they can't really yell at someone for criticizing things they have posted. (I call this the meta-blogging paradox.)
I do find it particularly amusing to note though, the reaction that people had to that particular post on the podcampnyc blog. If I understood the comments correctly, it seemed that some readers hastily abandoned ship when it came to that blogger. I'm specifically talking about Brad Gibson's reply: "Why wouldn't you pay expenses for a guy who busts his butt for the blogging and podcasting communities? Isn't Scoble a draw? What kind of a businesss person are you? Never mind... Now unsubscribed from iTunes. Guh-bye!" After all the criticism of the blogger's hasty judgment of your actions, the replies we are seeing are judging him just as hastily!
Now, I'm inclined to think it was all a misunderstanding, with an "inappropriate" blog post and some "inappropriate" replies in return. I'm not sure what exactly the resolution was (I hope apologies were made on both sides), but it still leaves us with this question of what is "appropriate" and "inappropriate" when it comes to blogging, and should we really be telling people they can't post things hastily like he did? (Sometimes we get some great ideas from posts like that.) Doesn't that go against the idea of being open? He was pissed off about something. He looked like an ass for not getting the story right, and you looked like an ass for criticising him of deliberately trying to humiliate you. And maybe I look like an ass, cause what the hell do I know about blogging anyway, BUT, that's ok! I think as long as people keep communicating we can get to what really matters. The problem I have is when people get so frustrated by an argument that they walk out on it, cause how can you ever clear it up if you stop communicating?
I think people need to take themselves a little less seriously, and take things a little less personally and try to keep in mind that blogging is NOT like having a real life conversation, where you can explain what exactly you meant by what you just said and add a caveat about how you had a shitty day here and change the wording there, all somewhat immediately. Blogging is more permanent than that.
Personally, I think it's good to respond to posts immediately and give it your gut reaction. And I don't condemn anyone for responding in that way, even if what they say in that moment really pisses me off or makes me think they're an ass. Communication is tricky enough when you're face to face with someone, but when you take away our ability to detect someone's level of frustration or sarcasm or know if they've misunderstood what was meant by something you said... well, that's just a whole other level of messy.
I'm absolutley fascinated by this (by the way, I'm a linguistics student, in case you couldn't tell) and I would love to hear your feedback - or the comments of anybody who happens to read this.
Sorry to leave such a massive comment on your blog.
And finally, thanks for allowing me to see this whole thing play out. It's been rather intriguing and I hope that nobody was too offended and there are no grudges. :)