Re: Still here (Re: Br¡n: On Fracking and Earthquakes)
? From: Nick Arnett Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:02 AM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Still here (Re: Br¡n: On Fracking and Earthquakes) I'm still here, of course. Recently joined NetBase as director of product management, so I'm busy getting up to speed. One of the data points NetBase has developed is that despite Twitter, Facebook, etc., the real conversation still happens, and is increasing, in forums, list servers, etc. Discussion tends to start in the new social media, but if it has any depth, it goes into venues where some depth is supported. I suppose if we really want to revive Brin-L, we need to have links to it appearing periodically in social media. Nick ___And of course I am still here ...somewhere Xponent Lost In Spacetime Maru rob http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Still here (Re: Br¡n: On Fracking and Earthquakes)
Yup. More seriously, why don't we set up circles on google plus? Then we'd still have that interaction via means like this one, with about the same openness, and the ability to choose correspondents ourselves? That is, if each of us were to create a 'brin' circle in g+, and add each other to our own circles, in that way the conversation would still be live - and if someone got too obstreperous for a given person to tolerate, he'd be able to remove that person from his own 'brin' circle, without affecting anyone else. Strikes me as being pretty grassroots fair and flexible, anyway. • Warren • off console • w azkrmc.com • h nightwares.com • On Sep 18, 2011, at 14:07, "Dan Minette" wrote: > I still > see the trend of the internet is to go more and more to closed circles of > folks who all agree and short sound byte discussions. ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
RE: Still here (Re: Br¡n: On Fracking and Earthquakes)
Nick wrote: >One of the data points NetBase has developed is that despite Twitter, >Facebook, etc., the real conversation still happens, and is increasing, in >forums, list servers, etc. Discussion tends to start in the new social >media, but if it has any depth, it goes into venues where some depth is >supported. People who I have contact with on other mailing lists have reported that the vast majority of broad forums, like Brin-L or Culture, have lost a lot of traffic. On the whole, most folks I've discussed this with have found few outlets where long conversations occur. I think we've differed on this for more than a decade, Nick. :-) I still see the trend of the internet is to go more and more to closed circles of folks who all agree and short sound byte discussions. Ticia wrote: >It'll be interesting to see how all the social networking develops in the >next few years My prediction is that the replacement for Twitter will be a networking site where there is only room for emotocons. :-) Dan M. ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Still here (Re: Br¡n: On Fracking and Earthquakes)
On Sep 18, 2011, at 6:02 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: > I'm still here, of course. Recently joined NetBase as director of product > management, so I'm busy getting up to speed. > > One of the data points NetBase has developed is that despite Twitter, > Facebook, etc., the real conversation still happens, and is increasing, in > forums, list servers, etc. Discussion tends to start in the new social > media, but if it has any depth, it goes into venues where some depth is > supported. > > I suppose if we really want to revive Brin-L, we need to have links to it > appearing periodically in social media. > I didn't know that, interesting… See? That's what Brin-L is still good for! For better or worse we are still a kind of social network, with a history and conections dating back to a previous online era… A brilliant source for information should we need it… It'll be interesting to see how all the social networking develops in the next few years… Ticia ',:) Ticia Luengo Hendriks Co-founder and Editor-in-chief of B-Society.nl B-Society: proposing an alternative to the 9-5 society, taking into account the needs of the 25% of us who are evening types (night owls). A Broader & Better society, healthier and more productive. To Be or not to Be a morning, day or evening type. Which are you? We are part of an international movement originating in Denmark: www.b-society.org ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
