http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/ helping people break out of pigeonholes since 2003 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-7405 The Mine! project » A metaphor for the Mine! Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:15:00 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-7405 [...] not rented or confined to a parking lot or occasionally let out on a race track. This comes from describing social networks such as Facebook or MySpace as similar to a parking lot at driving school. Networking on Facebook, [...] [...] not rented or confined to a parking lot or occasionally let out on a race track. This comes from describing social networks such as Facebook or MySpace as similar to a parking lot at driving school. Networking on Facebook, [...]

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Adriana Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-601 Ronna, where does Jackie say that? I am not aware of her being middle way in any sense... Thank God! :) Ronna, where does Jackie say that? I am not aware of her being middle way in any sense… Thank God!

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Ronna Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:38:58 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-598 This is something I am pondering a lot from the perspective of creating a community for my niche - the pros and cons of open (ie. to my competitors) versus closed. We know the sorts of issues here: quality and focus of content, relevance and desirability to community, acceptable levels of control versus security, and not forgetting commercial viability! Perhaps like Jackie Daniki says, there is some middle way that I'll come up with through experimentation ... This is something I am pondering a lot from the perspective of creating a community for my niche – the pros and cons of open (ie. to my competitors) versus closed. We know the sorts of issues here: quality and focus of content, relevance and desirability to community, acceptable levels of control versus security, and not forgetting commercial viability! Perhaps like Jackie Daniki says, there is some middle way that I’ll come up with through experimentation …

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Adriana Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:42:54 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-595 Not a big deal. Used to it. It just helps to have it spelled correctly in the post so people can find it if they search my name. Not a big deal. Used to it. It just helps to have it spelled correctly in the post so people can find it if they search my name.

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Raz Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:10:23 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-594 Sorry for the typo; I did mean "Lukas", really... Sorry for the typo; I did mean “Lukas”, really…

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Raz’s Blog :: Facebook et al as “training wheels” Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:22:37 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-593 [...] rather entertaining, but the “I can’t get my data out” thing(*) is bothering me. Adriana Lucas suggests tolerating this “we own your data” mentality of Facebook et al as training wheels for [...] [...] rather entertaining, but the “I can’t get my data out” thing(*) is bothering me. Adriana Lucas suggests tolerating this “we own your data” mentality of Facebook et al as training wheels for [...]

]]> http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Jackie Danicki » Technology works for you. And you. And you... Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:36:00 +0000 http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/open-is-still-better/#comment-591 [...] Adriana: The old style bloggers had to learn it the hard way, i.e. discover how to create their own identity, reach out to their peers and audiences, share the sublime and the ridiculous (grant you, there is more of the latter than the former but so what?). Similarly, many more people are learning to blur the line between public and private through online social networks. They are also learning that technology is easy, modular and ultimately works for them and not the other way around. This is valuable and is the seed of disruption in the years to come… [...] [...] Adriana: The old style bloggers had to learn it the hard way, i.e. discover how to create their own identity, reach out to their peers and audiences, share the sublime and the ridiculous (grant you, there is more of the latter than the former but so what?). Similarly, many more people are learning to blur the line between public and private through online social networks. They are also learning that technology is easy, modular and ultimately works for them and not the other way around. This is valuable and is the seed of disruption in the years to come… [...]

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