Comments on: SNCR Day 2 - PM Sessions http://www.newinfluencer.com/sncr-day-2-pm-sessions/ A blog about social media, culture and technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ether Breather http://www.newinfluencer.com/sncr-day-2-pm-sessions/#comment-2747 Ether Breather Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:42:52 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=42#comment-2747 Adam, Thanks for the nod on the name, and thanks for the contribution during the panel. It spiced it up to the point where it became the most engaging session during the day in my humble opinion. I think there is an argument to be made for the increasing ability of the Internet to become a freely accessible platform for distribution. My concern is this: if everyone has unfettered access to the tools that are needed for communication, how is power articulated in terms of visibility of information? Journalists, for instance - do they have time to sift through reams and reams of data? The proposition is lets put news in front of them that matters in a timely and concise fashion...I think the same goes for bloggers. Now I suppose the counterargument is that social media offers a democratic approach to visibility and I think there is credibility in this argument. Some of the research I have done (newgrounds-thesis.wikispaces.com) seems to indicate that social media is not as democratic as people initially give it credit for. Boy - I think the entire discussion is a fascinating one and I look forward to hearing more about your perspective. Adam,

Thanks for the nod on the name, and thanks for the contribution during the panel. It spiced it up to the point where it became the most engaging session during the day in my humble opinion.

I think there is an argument to be made for the increasing ability of the Internet to become a freely accessible platform for distribution.

My concern is this: if everyone has unfettered access to the tools that are needed for communication, how is power articulated in terms of visibility of information?

Journalists, for instance - do they have time to sift through reams and reams of data? The proposition is lets put news in front of them that matters in a timely and concise fashion…I think the same goes for bloggers.

Now I suppose the counterargument is that social media offers a democratic approach to visibility and I think there is credibility in this argument. Some of the research I have done (newgrounds-thesis.wikispaces.com) seems to indicate that social media is not as democratic as people initially give it credit for.

Boy - I think the entire discussion is a fascinating one and I look forward to hearing more about your perspective.

]]> By: Adam Zand http://www.newinfluencer.com/sncr-day-2-pm-sessions/#comment-2746 Adam Zand Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:41:12 +0000 http://www.newinfluencer.com/?p=42#comment-2746 Hi Jiyan, First, I love the name of the blog - it is soothing and fun to say. Thanks for the shout out on my "involvement" at the social media panel. I was sleep deprived and thought the panel was getting a bit blah. Half-way through, after hearing the University of Alabama at Birmingham Web guy posted his Antarctica eduction news (check out antarctica.uab.edu) for free on Facebooks and still got CNN coverage, I determined my wrath - the wire services. If this is the age of social media then the wire services should chill out (polar reference) and allow access to tagging, video, links, etc. for short money. I really think they should give these services away for free. I hope you'll agree that the three major services are now doing great financially (Berkshire Hathaway be served), but they all lose when Google or open source distribution takes over the space. You might enjoy an interview I just posted with Tom Foremski at Tech PR Gems: http://topazpartners.blogspot.com/2007/03/tom-foremski-at-new-comm-forum-2007.html Hope to see you in Boston (you're my home) for SNCR event in December. Cheers, Adam Hi Jiyan,
First, I love the name of the blog - it is soothing and fun to say.
Thanks for the shout out on my “involvement” at the social media panel. I was sleep deprived and thought the panel was getting a bit blah. Half-way through, after hearing the University of Alabama at Birmingham Web guy posted his Antarctica eduction news (check out antarctica.uab.edu) for free on Facebooks and still got CNN coverage, I determined my wrath - the wire services.
If this is the age of social media then the wire services should chill out (polar reference) and allow access to tagging, video, links, etc. for short money. I really think they should give these services away for free. I hope you’ll agree that the three major services are now doing great financially (Berkshire Hathaway be served), but they all lose when Google or open source distribution takes over the space.

You might enjoy an interview I just posted with Tom Foremski at Tech PR Gems: http://topazpartners.blogspot.com/2007/03/tom-foremski-at-new-comm-forum-2007.html

Hope to see you in Boston (you’re my home) for SNCR event in December.
Cheers, Adam

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