A Kerfuffle!!!!!
February 27, 2009 by ian
My post this week about social media appears to have, er, riled a few folk. Not my intent, but I figured I'd roll with it.
Here's a list of the posts/comments about my post, as well as my panel discussion regarding social media at the NWEN:
- Ian Lurie Says He Hates Social Media. Do You?
- A Tweet titled: Ian Lurie hates "Social Media," and thinks 99% of the human race is sub-literate? Correction - I only think 98% of the human race is sub-literate, and not ONE PERCENTAGE MORE. By the way, you mis-spelled 'adress' in your blog post.
- A commentary about the NWEN session I spoke at. It was a blast, by the way.
Further bulletins as events warrant.
Join the Conversation:
Matt says:
February 27, 2009 11:31
Lol, some people take things too seriously! I really read it as a tongue in cheek prodding, not some evil hearted bash at legitimate SM people..
Ian
says:
February 27, 2009 11:37
@Matt C'mon, you know me. I'm a deadly-serious guy. Guns at dawn.
diane says:
February 27, 2009 11:46
Matt, I'm with you. Some people need to, er, lighten up a bit.
Harry says:
February 27, 2009 13:18
I wouldn't say I was riled up, but it was a rare instance when I disagreed with you. I think in this case, I have to agree with the counterpoints made in the "Ian Lurie Says He Hates Social Media" article.
Ian
says:
February 27, 2009 13:43
@Harry Except he misread my article. I didn't say I hate social media. I said I don't like the way the phrase (not the concept) is thrown around...
Barry Hurd says:
February 27, 2009 13:50
I wasn't ruffled, just in heavy disagreement.
Matt & Diane
I'm okay with taking things more seriously on this issue: simply because as presenters and public figures within the world of SM, there are a lot of responsibilities to consider.
Readers here are different in education level from those elsewhere. They have inherent viewpoints that keep them outside of the online echo-chamber and knowledge.
Within our own chamber there are many conversations to consider. Within the chamber of the standard business person there is typically a lack of conversation about SM: there is only a voice.
When Ian, myself, or anyone else stands in front of a crowd and presents an expert statement- we do so as singular entities that often have powerful impacts within the audience.
+I usually leave errors on my site (yeah, scary)- you can check out my article "Robots vs Humans vs Grammarians = I>U Syndrome"