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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_of_ideas.php
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_of_ideas_ii.php

Of course I agree that “To listen only to what you agree with is to move closer to their apocalyptic vision.” I’d be a damn fool to disagree with that. But when one reads totally one-sided articles like the one Keen wrote, which IMHO had no redeeming ‘though-provoking’ material in it whatsoever, then one has no choice but to reject it and the one who penned it.

But I think both yours and Matthew’s responses have been very thought-provoking, so I guess with using you two as a filter – maybe Keen and Carr have some value after all, if only as a sad and laughable case study of old media trying desparately to hang onto the old 20th century world of media.

I have no idea why this whole thing has me so worked up btw…

The reason I said your analysis was facile is that Andrew Keen and Nick Carr have some intriguing food for thought, even if you end up completely disagreeing with it. To disagree on the level of being offended, which is largely what you did, is facile. I found too much substance in their arguments to dismiss it out of hand. In the final analysis, I don’t agree with their apocalyptic conclusions, but only after a lot of thought (and I’m still thinking about it).

I think this whole issue is way to complicated to cast it in black and white.

Cheers,

Mathew

That’s exactly right – and well put. But let’s get this idea that the Web is a utopia – or a dystopia – right out of the equation. That was Keen’s most glaring fault, IMHO. Nobody I know has ever claimed the Web is this grand utopia which vanquishes Old Media. But the fact is, big media can learn a lot from this new generation of Web technology. Their world is changing – and they need to adapt. A lot are indeed doing this – e.g. the BBC is right at the forefront of ‘web 2.0′ innovation. But some people (not naming names) dismiss it out of hand and believe they can hold onto their elite positions in the media world forever. Well, that ain’t gonna happen.

We need filters, to get the nuggets of niche value that each of us wants/needs from media. No doubt about it, each niche has its own small pool of real talent. But everyone gets to contribute in this new world – everyone has a voice. Now we just need ways to personalize and filter all that content, to get what each of us wants.

And I can tell you write now, Andrew Keen and Nick Carr have been filtered right out of my content sieve!

That is, restated: The value of blogging is that it’s provided for a new pundit A-list, which is obviously the avante-guard of talent and ideas which matter [stroke, stroke, stroke]. The B-list value is in echoing the A-list [stroke]. The Z-list also serves, by validating the importance of everyone above them, but nobody who matters should feel guilty about not listening to them [stroke *and* kick at once!].

Impressive. This *will* get links. But not for the reasons you think, maybe (or want to admit …).