Thanks for the Huggies
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Kownacki"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey folks;
>
> Lots of grist for arguments on the board lately. A lot of it is
> founded, and some of it is simply axe-grinding. While I don't think
> we should drop the subjects in question (PodTech, Irina, The Vloggies,
> Lan), I'd like to play reverse-devil's advocate.
>
> In the spirit of Schlomo's "group hug," let's look at a few positives:
>
> 1) John Furrier and Robert Scoble continue to participate in the
> conversation. (Earlier, they were eviscerated for NOT speaking up; at
> least now they're willing to bear the slings and arrows of
> conversing.)
>
> 2) Irina is free-er to experiment. (Granted, this is like saying,
> "Well, that fired news anchor can always go back to writing
> obituaries," but seen from the glass-half-full POV, Irina is now free
> to pursue new opportunities -- and, most likely, will bring a
> sharpened business acumen to any future negotiations she becomes
> involved with.)
>
> 3) Creative Commons is now on everyone's mind. (Maybe we can do
> something about furthering that awareness across the board.)
>
> 4) The Vloggies are not the only game in town. (Or, at least, they
> don't have to be. There's room for more than one awards show in town
> -- if we even need one [yet]. Again, a topic that needs to be
> discussed, rather than all of us being beholden to one judge of
> quality.)
>
> 5) We've all been reminded that, first and foremost, we're a
> community that supports itself (emotionally, if not yet financially).
> When there's a disruption in the community, we take action to address
> it. Perhaps the community divides, or perhaps the community solves
> the issue; either way, we strengthen our bonds AND are forced to
> stand up for what we believe in -- which, very often, is each other.
>
> Onward and upward.
>
> Justin Kownacki
> Creator / Producer, "Something to Be Desired"
> http://www.somethingtobedesired.com
>
