Comments on: When You Attack the Blogosphere, Please Turn On Your Brain First http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/ Web producer, writer, online media cultist. That's how I roll. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:48:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paris Hilton Sex Tape Video 2 - Paris Hilton Exposed *HOT* http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Paris Hilton Sex Tape Video 2 - Paris Hilton Exposed *HOT* Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:55:07 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-323 <strong>best paris hilton sex tape video ever f</strong> Recently leaked footage of the new Paris Hilton sex tape best paris hilton sex tape video ever f

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]]> By: Republic Blogosphere at Journal http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Republic Blogosphere at Journal Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:10:59 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-318 [...] When You Attack the Blogosphere, Please Turn On Your Brain First by Eric Berlin [...] [...] When You Attack the Blogosphere, Please Turn On Your Brain First by Eric Berlin [...]

]]> By: Marisa http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Marisa Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:12:13 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-322 Ha-ha! Kudos. You might be interested in reading --and commenting-- this article: http://www.thelunchbox-online.com/index/content/view/102/2/ What does South Africa and Southeast Asia have in common? We're still very much living in a pseudo-monarchy system; and bias are EXACTLY the values and coordinates used in our grid. Maybe that Bullard guy never thought that blogosphere is anywhere further than the nearest hotdog stand. Ha-ha! Kudos.

You might be interested in reading –and commenting– this article:
http://www.thelunchbox-online.com/index/content/view/102/2/

What does South Africa and Southeast Asia have in common?
We’re still very much living in a pseudo-monarchy system; and bias are EXACTLY the values and coordinates used in our grid.

Maybe that Bullard guy never thought that blogosphere is anywhere further than the nearest hotdog stand.

]]> By: Gordon R. Vaughan http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Gordon R. Vaughan Fri, 18 May 2007 00:19:20 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-321 Personally, I think the "chronological order" feature of blogging is somewhat over-valued. I think of blogging more as "instant publishing", or really near-instant publishing, for specialized content worth reading. The stream-of-consciousness navel-gazing that so many journalists equate to blogging is a common sub-genre, but not the most interesting part for most folks above 20 or so. There's a second aspect of blogging that's becoming increasingly important, and whose application separates specialized knowledge vs. navel-gazing. That's treating a blog as a content management system. Categories and now tags and various search technologies are making this a useful reality. Personally, I think the “chronological order” feature of blogging is somewhat over-valued. I think of blogging more as “instant publishing”, or really near-instant publishing, for specialized content worth reading.

The stream-of-consciousness navel-gazing that so many journalists equate to blogging is a common sub-genre, but not the most interesting part for most folks above 20 or so.

There’s a second aspect of blogging that’s becoming increasingly important, and whose application separates specialized knowledge vs. navel-gazing. That’s treating a blog as a content management system. Categories and now tags and various search technologies are making this a useful reality.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Eric Berlin Thu, 17 May 2007 22:28:32 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-320 A lot of people still have the misconception that "blogging" always equates to personal journal entries with a heavy emphasis on naval gazing, what Mr. Snuggles the cat is up to on a lazy afternoon, and so on. Blogging can be broadly defined as content organized into chronological order. Under that umbrella sits many millions of blogs today, covering a dazzling array of subjects. Are some blogs dreary, boring, and intolerable? Absolutely. But there's also lots of good stuff, and painting all of them together with one broad brush is indicative of not really knowing what's going on in the blogosphere. A lot of people still have the misconception that “blogging” always equates to personal journal entries with a heavy emphasis on naval gazing, what Mr. Snuggles the cat is up to on a lazy afternoon, and so on.

Blogging can be broadly defined as content organized into chronological order. Under that umbrella sits many millions of blogs today, covering a dazzling array of subjects.

Are some blogs dreary, boring, and intolerable? Absolutely. But there’s also lots of good stuff, and painting all of them together with one broad brush is indicative of not really knowing what’s going on in the blogosphere.

]]> By: Gordon R. Vaughan http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Gordon R. Vaughan Thu, 17 May 2007 17:04:58 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-309 "seemingly infinite knowledge bloggers have of their own dreary little lives" Hmm... I guess I'm just not doing this blogging thing right. Yesterday I read Jonathan Schwartz's blog, for example, and I still don't have any idea what he had for breakfast, what kind of pets he has, whether he hates his parents ... I did read some interesting things about the new UltraSparc chip, his view of Microsoft's latest patent rumblings, and so on. But I guess this argument against blogging is equivalent to the way history is taught nowadays. I mean, why read original sources when you can just get a watered-down, boring, third-hand account from some "professional" historian! “seemingly infinite knowledge bloggers have of their own dreary little lives”

Hmm… I guess I’m just not doing this blogging thing right. Yesterday I read Jonathan Schwartz’s blog, for example, and I still don’t have any idea what he had for breakfast, what kind of pets he has, whether he hates his parents …

I did read some interesting things about the new UltraSparc chip, his view of Microsoft’s latest patent rumblings, and so on.

But I guess this argument against blogging is equivalent to the way history is taught nowadays. I mean, why read original sources when you can just get a watered-down, boring, third-hand account from some “professional” historian!

]]> By: Travis http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Travis Thu, 17 May 2007 13:50:08 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-308 So journalists can't begin to match the "specialized knowledge" of bloggers? Too true, assuming of course that you are referring to the intimate, in-depth, and seemingly infinite knowledge bloggers have of their own dreary little lives. By definition, journalists are obliged to have a somewhat broader field of interest and knowledge, which is why you'll find that many more people in the real world get their information from newspapers rather than blogs. So journalists can’t begin to match the “specialized knowledge” of bloggers?
Too true, assuming of course that you are referring to the intimate, in-depth, and seemingly infinite knowledge bloggers have of their own dreary little lives.
By definition, journalists are obliged to have a somewhat broader field of interest and knowledge, which is why you’ll find that many more people in the real world get their information from newspapers rather than blogs.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Eric Berlin Wed, 16 May 2007 21:24:03 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-319 Great points Gordon, and the hilarious/interesting thing is that "professional journalists" are taking blogging seriously *and* blogging themselves in ever increasing numbers! Great points Gordon, and the hilarious/interesting thing is that “professional journalists” are taking blogging seriously *and* blogging themselves in ever increasing numbers!

]]> By: Vaughn http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Vaughn Wed, 09 May 2007 10:00:39 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-317 Bullard's publicity stunt worked really well. With all the traffic he's bringing in to sundaytimes.co.za he'll be able to ask for a raise soon. Bullard’s publicity stunt worked really well. With all the traffic he’s bringing in to sundaytimes.co.za he’ll be able to ask for a raise soon.

]]> By: Gordon R. Vaughan http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Gordon R. Vaughan Tue, 08 May 2007 05:29:29 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/05/07/when-you-attack-the-blogosphere-please-turn-on-your-brain-first/#comment-316 Besides stating the obvious, that mainstream journalists are running scared of losing control of the conversation, two points: 1. Whether bloggers are trained journalists or not is mostly irrelevant. Readers are interested in their specialized knowledge (something journalists can't begin to match), not their "bias-free" (as if) journalism. 2. The very fact that folks like Bullard and George Will are attacking bloggers so vehemently shows that they couldn't possibly have probed very deep into the blogosphere. Anyone who has knows it's a treasure trove of all kinds of specialized knowledge on everything from computer technology to travel tips. You just have to know how to find it. These professional journalists may have plenty of fine sources in their Rolodex, but they don't have a clue how to navigate in the blogosphere, where they're obviously still rank amateurs. That's fine, but they should start out asking questions and trying to learn, rather than shooting with both barrels. Besides stating the obvious, that mainstream journalists are running scared of losing control of the conversation, two points:

1. Whether bloggers are trained journalists or not is mostly irrelevant. Readers are interested in their specialized knowledge (something journalists can’t begin to match), not their “bias-free” (as if) journalism.

2. The very fact that folks like Bullard and George Will are attacking bloggers so vehemently shows that they couldn’t possibly have probed very deep into the blogosphere. Anyone who has knows it’s a treasure trove of all kinds of specialized knowledge on everything from computer technology to travel tips. You just have to know how to find it.

These professional journalists may have plenty of fine sources in their Rolodex, but they don’t have a clue how to navigate in the blogosphere, where they’re obviously still rank amateurs.

That’s fine, but they should start out asking questions and trying to learn, rather than shooting with both barrels.

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