Comments on: Oh god, part N http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/07/26/oh-god-part-n/ Same old blog, brand new place Fri, 24 May 2013 02:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nic Brisbourne http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/07/26/oh-god-part-n/comment-page-1/#comment-303117 Nic Brisbourne Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:33:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5309#comment-303117 Hey Doc - thanks for the pointer. Keep up the good work, and point any interesting European startups my way! best, Nic Hey Doc – thanks for the pointer. Keep up the good work, and point any interesting European startups my way!

best,
Nic

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/07/26/oh-god-part-n/comment-page-1/#comment-303015 Doc Searls Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:04:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5309#comment-303015 Actually, I just wanted to see what people were saying about the piece. That's why the search was for the headline. I could do other searches, but haven't yet. The lesson I see is that Google search has become a monoculture, and is highly gamed. If VRM becomes a monoculture, it will have failed. From the start I've encouraged anything but a single company running things. I don't know how things will play out, though. It's still very early. Actually, I just wanted to see what people were saying about the piece. That’s why the search was for the headline. I could do other searches, but haven’t yet.

The lesson I see is that Google search has become a monoculture, and is highly gamed. If VRM becomes a monoculture, it will have failed. From the start I’ve encouraged anything but a single company running things. I don’t know how things will play out, though. It’s still very early.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/07/26/oh-god-part-n/comment-page-1/#comment-303001 Seth Finkelstein Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:04:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5309#comment-303001 Hmm ... presumably, you went looking for a human connection, some engagement with your ideas. You say "most of the top results were mentions in faked-up news sites that scrape stories from the mainstream press" - low-class SEO spam. The automated creation technology had driven out the human responses, being used by businesses out to pollute the social environment in order to make a buck (or more like a fraction of a cent) at any human cost. Perhaps there is a lesson in here about what could become of your VRM ideas? Just a thought. Hmm … presumably, you went looking for a human connection, some engagement with your ideas. You say “most of the top results were mentions in faked-up news sites that scrape stories from the mainstream press” – low-class SEO spam. The automated creation technology had driven out the human responses, being used by businesses out to pollute the social environment in order to make a buck (or more like a fraction of a cent) at any human cost. Perhaps there is a lesson in here about what could become of your VRM ideas? Just a thought.

]]> By: Chip http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/07/26/oh-god-part-n/comment-page-1/#comment-302998 Chip Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:49:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5309#comment-302998 Doc "few responses in blogs" : we've drifted to Facebook (although that may be fading too) Spotting your piece, I immediately posted to FB with note "read it" That said, just this week, I've started to drift back to blogging FB is fine for one liner's, snarky comments, "here check this out" links and occasional grenade tossing (or pot stirring if you like) to elicit responses or start synapses trigging by others. But it doesn't lend itself to longer, more reasoned pieces. Granted, I'd often blogged as a book mark, but for that, we've got Evernote. So ... lack of citations in the blogosphere may be more a data point on blogs than of your work. Keep it up, we aren't old, just "experienced" Ciao Chip Doc “few responses in blogs” : we’ve drifted to Facebook (although that may be fading too)
Spotting your piece, I immediately posted to FB with note “read it”

That said, just this week, I’ve started to drift back to blogging
FB is fine for one liner’s, snarky comments, “here check this out” links and occasional grenade tossing (or pot stirring if you like) to elicit responses or start synapses trigging by others.

But it doesn’t lend itself to longer, more reasoned pieces.

Granted, I’d often blogged as a book mark, but for that, we’ve got Evernote.

So … lack of citations in the blogosphere may be more a data point on blogs than of your work.

Keep it up, we aren’t old, just “experienced”

Ciao
Chip

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