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Re: mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

warrenwhitlock — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:40:33 -0000

As it gets harder to sell books by advertising the book, it's now easier than ever to see that the promotion of an author is more important than the number of books one sells.

And the tip of the iceberg in the income of a successful author<g>

Re: Holding Out Hope for a Self-Policing Web

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:49:46 -0000

I wish all people felt that ethical behavior is it's own reward. I think some people draw the line in different places though. For some people, just making the sale is a bigger driver than being upfront and honest. Yet I also believe there is a broad spectrum of standards, awareness levels, focus, biases, and intents in our society....not all bad or evil, some even unintentional and innocent. I'm not as concerned about someone trying to control everything, but I'm more concerned about the waters being muddied up in a way that people can't distinguish good from bad/biased/incomplete information.

Thanks for clarifying the book authors...I can see how I wrote it in a way that was unclear...I'll use my clarifying comma sections better next time. :)

Re: Holding Out Hope for a Self-Policing Web

warrenwhitlock — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:21:12 -0000

Ultimately ethical behavior is it's own reward. By opening up media to all, we know that anyone wanting to contorl the net would be trying to control everyone and everything. That seems unlikely.

Glad to see you are a fan of Dave Lakhani and Predictably Irrational. But Dave didn't write that book, his new book is Subliminal Persuasion.

Re: How To Send Audio Updates From Twitter

warrenwhitlock — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:36:30 -0000

Audio rocks.. I've been using Utterz.com to do the same.

As a heavy twitter user, I'd add that many won't click and listen.. and if you have a profile that shows all external links, some will not follow you.

Audio best used when it's part of your twitter use. After all, you can't have a conversation without listening.

Thanks for the very useful post

Re: Web 2.0 in limbo? Let’s get a grip

warrenwhitlock — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:56:18 -0000

companies will come and go, money will change hands, but the trend is the thing to watch.

Obvious that the technology is here to stay, no deaths from start up hyperbole, and good ideas get out regardless of the economy.

Millions of small businesses are doing things more efficiently due to the net, billions of consumers lives are better.

Great post, those pundits have myopia. You have it right