Comments on: First was the word. And the word was Doc’s… http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/17/first-was-the-word-and-the-word-was-docs/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tish Grier http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/17/first-was-the-word-and-the-word-was-docs/#comment-13077 Tish Grier Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:59:05 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=785#comment-13077 Alan...that's what I'm talking about. The old way of viewing the net is that it is all about content and the creation of content--that's the pipeline. Things are shifting though, as is evidence even in the way you addressed your comment to both myself and Richard. We, as in people across disciplines (or however you want to view business/tech/journalism/academe, etc.) are learning that this is not just about creating "kick-ass content" (how stupid a phrase), but about engaging with others. "Buzz" is about what we say to one another, not about an effective pitch. Sometimes even simple content is about putting a thought out there (the old Mike Myers/Linda Richman paradigm) and allowing people to form a discussion around that content. The "Net is the new public square--we shop here, some work here, some meet and date here, and now more and more we are conversing here. People are adapting to the changes--corporations are despising it because they can't map, model and control it. As Jeff says, it's about our space, not their stuff. Alan…that’s what I’m talking about. The old way of viewing the net is that it is all about content and the creation of content–that’s the pipeline. Things are shifting though, as is evidence even in the way you addressed your comment to both myself and Richard. We, as in people across disciplines (or however you want to view business/tech/journalism/academe, etc.) are learning that this is not just about creating “kick-ass content” (how stupid a phrase), but about engaging with others. “Buzz” is about what we say to one another, not about an effective pitch. Sometimes even simple content is about putting a thought out there (the old Mike Myers/Linda Richman paradigm) and allowing people to form a discussion around that content.

The “Net is the new public square–we shop here, some work here, some meet and date here, and now more and more we are conversing here. People are adapting to the changes–corporations are despising it because they can’t map, model and control it. As Jeff says, it’s about our space, not their stuff.

]]> By: Alan Moore http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/17/first-was-the-word-and-the-word-was-docs/#comment-13070 Alan Moore Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:36:38 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=785#comment-13070 Dear Richard and Tish, The point I think Doc is trying to make is one about control and who has the keys to the kingdom, so to speak. There is no doubt in my mind that the legacy mindset of command and control of the industrialsed age still resides in the DNA of companies that once had control of all distribution and all media. That is no longer true today. He is not saying the net is doomed, he is satying you need to reframe how you perceive the internet and its value to us all Dear Richard and Tish,

The point I think Doc is trying to make is one about control and who has the keys to the kingdom, so to speak.

There is no doubt in my mind that the legacy mindset of command and control of the industrialsed age still resides in the DNA of companies that once had control of all distribution and all media.

That is no longer true today.

He is not saying the net is doomed, he is satying you need to reframe how you perceive the internet and its value to us all

]]> By: Tish Grier http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/17/first-was-the-word-and-the-word-was-docs/#comment-13063 Tish Grier Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:57:23 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=785#comment-13063 It's about <i>Conversation</i>, not <i>Content</i>....as long as we keep talking we'll keep them baffled. It’s about Conversation, not Content….as long as we keep talking we’ll keep them baffled.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/11/17/first-was-the-word-and-the-word-was-docs/#comment-13046 Richard Bennett Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:01:04 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=785#comment-13046 Isn't this the same old "net is doomed" stuff he's been writing since the Internet was all tin cans and string? It's hard to know how much of it to take seriously, because it just doesn't relate to what's taking place at a technical level. Isn’t this the same old “net is doomed” stuff he’s been writing since the Internet was all tin cans and string?

It’s hard to know how much of it to take seriously, because it just doesn’t relate to what’s taking place at a technical level.

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