Comments on: Social Media Top 5: Old Media Gets Bitter, Conferences Suck Less

By: Bryan Person

Bryan Person — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:31:05 +0000

Great Social Media Top 5 this week, Doug. I found that quote from Arrington–and his entire rebuttal–interesting as well. The truth is, the “making of the sausage” can be informative and entertaining, too. And as Mike notes, sometimes it takes partially complete post (“Here’s what we have so far; we’re still working on this.”) to get sources talking and to progress the story. I think that’s one of the beauty of blogs.

Arrington and Jeff Jarvis hit on the idea of “process journalism” vs. “product journalism.” My take is that it needn’t be an either-or question. We can have both.

And as for MSM sites not linking out …. argh, that one kills me. As I often say in presentations, “The web is built on links. So use them.”

Bryan | @BryanPerson

By: Carla Blumenthal

Carla Blumenthal — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:17:11 +0000

Hi Doug-

Mainstream writers knock social media because it makes them irrelevant. They lose control to the early adopters who have an opinion- and are going to voice it. Social media amplifies opinions because of its viral nature, but that doesn’t mean people of authority shouldn’t use it or that “negative tweets” is a trend as Cizilla suggests. It’s simply the nature of the tools.

By: Mack Collier

Mack Collier — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:16:12 +0000

What does it take to get a link on your blog anyway, a trip to Boston? ;) Good to meet you, hope we can do it again soon, and for longer next time!