Heath, Didn't you get the memo? Profit is more important than people.
The internet is a tool that delivers profit, and we can't have people expropriating that profit to do something as stupid as 'connect' with another person. Every megabyte that goes towards connecting people is one that steals someone's profit. Keen is right on top of the issue from a market standpoint. This is the rationale for the destruction of Net Neutrality. People simply have no right 'connecting' with each other. The Tubes are a tool for profit and giving up bandwidth so people can 'connect' is bad for business. We are consumers of media, nothing more. Guaranteeing access and rights is not something that is done for consumers. Those things are reserved for people that matter - a citizen, for instance. Personally, I think people are more important than profit and shills like Keen should go fuck themselves. A shill's a shill and there are far more of them than there are of us. They have nearly unlimited resources and are virtually unchallenged in the corporate media. I wish there were more people in the vlog/blogosphere who understood this and were vocal because we're going to get run right off the tubes by petty little men like Keen and their Corporate Sponsors. Aldon, great review! Thank you. I never thought of an amazon review as a soapbox like that. I'm going to have to think about that in the future. Some well thought out words could really put out a good message and not violate the concept of a review. Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com On Jul 13, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Heath wrote: > What's it matter is someone speaks to millions or to just one? If > you are able to connect with someone else who shares your passion, > then what's it matter? > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Kownacki" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Andrew Keen may be a shrewd opportunist, catering to the fearmongers > > who live in terror of socialized media destroying their ivory > towers, > > but Schlomo's right when he points out that we on this list still > > aspire to some kind of meritocracy -- even if we view that > meritocracy > > in completely different terms than Keen. > > > > As I mentioned on a panel at Blogference in Tel Aviv last week, it's > > become evident from the democratization of social media that > Hollywood > > wasn't exactly barring millions of geniuses at the gates. For every > > Tiki Bar TV, Ask a Ninja or Rocketboom, who "work" for a specific > > audience, there are hundreds of thousands of videos that are 100% > > mediocrity in motion. This isn't surprising, since the average > human > > being is better equipped to regurgitate what he or she has > previously > > experienced than to innovate drastically -- the sum of history > should > > be proof enough -- but what IS surprising is when some of us, who > are > > expecting a revolution from the social media sphere, rally to the > > defense of this mediocrity. > > > > Like Keen, I'm appalled by the tidal wave of trash that passes for > web > > media. Like Schlomo, I'm sure most of YOU are appalled by it to. > > Where we diverge from Keen is in believing that the diamonds in this > > new rough, and the likelihood that the rough will improve over time, > > justifies its existence in the first place. > > > > If Keen had his way, the gates would be locked permanently. If we > > have our way, the quality of what comes THROUGH those gates will > > continue to steadily improve and render this entire argument > > meaningless. > > > > Onward and upward. > > > > Justin Kownacki > > Web Video Producer and Social Media Consultant > > > > Something to Be Desired: http://www.somethingtobedesired.com > > PodCampPGH2: http://www.podcamppittsburgh.com > > Blog: http://justinkownacki.blogspot.com > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinkownacki > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
