Comments on: Further Context http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/ irregularities and other absurdities Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:23:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Saturday Link Roundup (I have a cold edition) | themattscott http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/comment-page-1/#comment-103545 Saturday Link Roundup (I have a cold edition) | themattscott Sat, 02 May 2009 20:57:21 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/?p=3335#comment-103545 [...] all that stuff), I responded with a big hat tip here, then Josh opened up a bit more here, before finally admitting he was back here. Yeah, crazy week. Glad he’s back [...] [...] all that stuff), I responded with a big hat tip here, then Josh opened up a bit more here, before finally admitting he was back here. Yeah, crazy week. Glad he’s back [...]

]]> By: Beth http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/comment-page-1/#comment-103356 Beth Fri, 01 May 2009 00:38:20 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/?p=3335#comment-103356 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Twitter is indeed been an excellent tool. Yet these words will be my mantra: "Beware it’s subtlety. There is no substitute for the real life." Can you imagine? I remember playing video games as a kid when I was 7 and yet that was pretty much it until I needed to type a paper when I was in high school. My SENIOR year the INTERNET came out and Clinton even came to plug us in on NET DAY (96). What a ride it has been. I think we are all pretty amazed that the internet has been...what is the word: useful? Yes, timesuck came to mind as well. Yet, I hope that we can remind ourselves that there is life out there...books instead of articles, stories instead of links...a person instead of an image. remember MTV's unplugged? gotta love THAT. same thing. Thank you! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Twitter is indeed been an excellent tool. Yet these words will be my mantra:

“Beware it’s subtlety. There is no substitute for the real life.”

Can you imagine? I remember playing video games as a kid when I was 7 and yet that was pretty much it until I needed to type a paper when I was in high school. My SENIOR year the INTERNET came out and Clinton even came to plug us in on NET DAY (96). What a ride it has been. I think we are all pretty amazed that the internet has been…what is the word: useful? Yes, timesuck came to mind as well. Yet, I hope that we can remind ourselves that there is life out there…books instead of articles, stories instead of links…a person instead of an image.

remember MTV’s unplugged? gotta love THAT. same thing.

Thank you!

]]> By: john page http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/comment-page-1/#comment-103265 john page Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:28:14 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/?p=3335#comment-103265 Glad you turned comments back on. Thank you for opening up this crowd again, as your posts and the ensuing comments always stretched my thinking. I have a confession: I have never had a Facebook account, or Twitter, or, even Myspace. I could see the allure of Twitter as a shorter blog type of deal, but not to let people know I just bought strawberry ice cream at Kroger. Thanks Josh! Glad you turned comments back on. Thank you for opening up this crowd again, as your posts and the ensuing comments always stretched my thinking.
I have a confession: I have never had a Facebook account, or Twitter, or, even Myspace. I could see the allure of Twitter as a shorter blog type of deal, but not to let people know I just bought strawberry ice cream at Kroger.
Thanks Josh!

]]> By: Derek Mooney http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/comment-page-1/#comment-103029 Derek Mooney Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:02:35 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/?p=3335#comment-103029 One of your best posts in awhile. (One of your only posts in awhile, but nonetheless!) I think the same principles can apply to just about any social structure, where once you're more concerned about your "status" than with the actual people you're connected with, you're treading down a dark path. I'm thinking this as it relates not only to social web media, but also to church, politics, the PTA, whatever. Any structure, once it is turned over to the "masses," will get used to promote oneself. One of your best posts in awhile. (One of your only posts in awhile, but nonetheless!)

I think the same principles can apply to just about any social structure, where once you’re more concerned about your “status” than with the actual people you’re connected with, you’re treading down a dark path. I’m thinking this as it relates not only to social web media, but also to church, politics, the PTA, whatever. Any structure, once it is turned over to the “masses,” will get used to promote oneself.

]]> By: Matt Scott http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2009/04/27/further-context/comment-page-1/#comment-103016 Matt Scott Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:48:05 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/?p=3335#comment-103016 Just noticed comments were turned on, good times. While I agree with your thoughts in regard to the downfall of social media, when touched by the shallow tendrils of celebrity, or misunderstood and miss used by those that follow in the wake of the former, the same general trend can be seen not only on the Internet as a whole, but in everything we use to interact with the other. The true question is, do we let them win, or do we continue in using the platform for good, hopefully offering a redeeming value in an increasingly shallow form of media? Just noticed comments were turned on, good times.

While I agree with your thoughts in regard to the downfall of social media, when touched by the shallow tendrils of celebrity, or misunderstood and miss used by those that follow in the wake of the former, the same general trend can be seen not only on the Internet as a whole, but in everything we use to interact with the other. The true question is, do we let them win, or do we continue in using the platform for good, hopefully offering a redeeming value in an increasingly shallow form of media?

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