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By: Polishing my Medal from the Flame War | edposts

Polishing my Medal from the Flame War | edposts — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:18:44 +0000

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By: Christopher Rollyson

Christopher Rollyson — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:37:54 +0000

Thanks for a great example of something that’s come up for me watching the MSM weird fascination with Twitter unfold. Since there’s a left tinge here, let’s reference the dialectic. First, I believe that there is struggle between old controllers of production (Thesis) and Web 2.0 emergent influence (Antithesis). The Synthesis will result in far more diverse content through collaboration between editors/journalists and all of us. We are everywhere, and they can never match us for breadth. People are not going to “take over” media. However, in the meantime, this is the Media Reformation. I expect a struggle (snide defensive remarks about Web 2.0 as ineffectual, “scandals” like “Scientists Warn of Twitter Dangers” by none less than an uninformed CNN http://is.gd/sn2w), but MSM will lose until they realize their core competencies have been changed for them; we are less interested in having MSM tell us how to think. As human beings, they have proven themselves as self-serving and corruptible as anyone else. Retweeting myself @csrollyson…

“The revolution will (no longer) be televised” ,^)

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:16:59 +0000

No way? A smart person read a stupid article and responded?
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS AT AN END AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA IS DEAD!
It is possible that I am being sarcastic, as well as intentionally self-referential.

By: DTs Flash Drive Blog

DTs Flash Drive Blog — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:26:16 +0000

Yes, it’s great that pretty much everywhere on the net now you see the comments input. It ensures an automatic balance on news stories, editorials, blog posts etc. However, that’s just the net. It needs to move to TV which is the real hypnotizer and brainwasher here!

The financial crisis might be a chance in this regard. How long until TV channels have to seriously revamp (See John Stewart vs. Jim Cramer) or even close down? It’s already happening to newspapers across the US, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for instance is shutting down after 146 years and is completely going web.

By: ExploreMyBlog

ExploreMyBlog — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:26:34 +0000

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By: nommo

nommo — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:29:36 +0000

Great repost from Edmund – however – good job he was responding to a Guardian piece and not something on the Daily Mail.. otherwise his well crafted response would have ended up in the Mail’s /dev/null bin.

I would be intrigued to see the ratio of published to unpublished comments on the right wing rag sites where freedom of thought, never mind freedom of speech, is frowned upon.

By: Claris

Claris — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:16:55 +0000

There are some situations where words are more powerful then the weapons.There are some people who only fight by the words they use not by the weapons.So words are more powerful then weapons.

By: David Bacon

David Bacon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:28:16 +0000

It’s a well written response, but I don’t see how this is all that much different to the ‘old media’ letter to the editor. Sure, it might reach more eyeballs than in the past, but it’s not like social media invented critical repsonse by members of the public.

By: Howard J Moorey

Howard J Moorey — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:56:12 +0000

Thanks Alistair for highlighting this SUPREME example of the levelling of the playing field!

Finally,”we the people” CAN fight back effectively against the ugly monoliths of the “Fleet Street” Press!

It should also serve as a lesson to Small Businesses everywhere that they are now in a unique position to take on the Big Boys through Social Media! If their message is well crafted, they can win, and thrive, in this new, transparent, and glorious, world, post 2008!

And, don’t worry Brent, you could never stoop to such inconsiderate depths!

Thanks again @alicam !

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