and hey, http://www.podtech.net/blog is better than http://blog.network2.tv;)
seriously, i think every point has been drilled down by now. let's move on. sull On 7/24/07, John Furrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Agreed Justin. Nice post > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>[mailto: > [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Justin Kownacki > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:17 AM > To: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [videoblogging] A Side Note of Positivity > > > 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 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
