Comments on: Trigger Happy?

By: Kelly White

Kelly White — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:51:51 +0000

Bad Journalism - Part 2…

Heh, this is really getting to Scoble . We should now start deriding people who link to non-credible…

By: Chrono Tron - 100%

Chrono Tron - 100% — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:30:59 +0000

What time is it when you see Scoble linking to you?

Sadly, time to get your eyes tested. I’ll be on my way to an optician after this post. My mother has been telling me for years that my excessive use of the computer and the hours I stare at this box, will probably damage my eyes and I never reali…

By: Dorrian

Dorrian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:00:49 +0000

Ultimately readers will figure this out for bloggers. I have substantially reduced the number of feeds in my own reader and a lot of popular blogs have been thrown out with the bathwater. I did find it somewhat funny you chose to use the words "adding credence" as a future direction since I thought that's what you were suggesting was the problem.

By: Sean Kaye

Sean Kaye — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:30:53 +0000

I think Scoble's response to the whole scenario was rather pathetic. The way he just simply dismissed the journalist because of his source and where the source was located was ridiculous. More than anything, it reminded me of the old Microsoft - the 800 pound gorilla that rather than have a conversation with customers or the public simply dismisses everything and scoffs with disdain.

I agree the numbers sound ludicrous, but a simple chat with a few people from within Microsoft and Scoble would have been able to set the story straight. Instead we get offhanded vitriol calling into question the journalist's credibility. Then when researched it turns out the journalist, while controversial, was breaking big stories before there was a Microsoft.

How about someone at Microsoft land actually fill in the blanks?

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:13:06 +0000

dekks - well put. ;-)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:12:45 +0000

JL ee thanks for the invite to your site. sure will visit. thanks

By: Rushi's Ramblings

Rushi's Ramblings — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:44:34 +0000

ajaxWrite - A MS Word ‘Alternative’

Michael Robertson (of MP3.com, Linspire, SIPPhone etc) is launching (or has launched) a new competitor to Microsoft Word - ajaxWrite , a web based word processor. ajaxWrite is a powerful wordprocessor that can read/write word documents (you can save …

By: J Lee

J Lee — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:11:54 +0000

Hi OM,

Have enjoyed reading your blog. It's one of the better ones I've crawled while going through the blogosphere.

Anyways, I just wanted to invite you to "OM" on over to my webpage at

http://sentientorder.googlepages.com

Did you know your first name is related to the transcendental 'PI' ? Not sure what Malik is. Maybe something close to like 'Ma-k(e) li' or 'Lik(e) Ma'.

Li means 'flow' which is way better than 'Lik(e) Ma [Bell]'

Anyways, stop on by and keep up the good work.

JL ee

By: Dekks Herton

Dekks Herton — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:31:46 +0000

"companies need to harness the energy in the blogosphere and direct it positively before knee-jerk, trigger-happy posters muddle their PR message."

aka manipulate?

By: Larry Borsato

Larry Borsato — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:21:16 +0000

This just proves why tabloids sell so well. People are will to read and repeat headlines, no matter how outrageous, without even reading the article.

It is just amazing how quickly these ideas spread, especially when the aren't true, and how slowly the correct information spreads.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:30:46 +0000

robert,

i think you are spot on - while meme trackers were supposed to be the way to refocus our attentions on major issues, i think they have become distraction, and many are responding to that by jumping into the war of words.

i hope we can find some fixes for this in the near future. adding credence and focus - that will perhaps be the best way to go?

By: Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:15:32 +0000

Om, I definitely feel that way. I'm trying (and failing) to get back into reading my RSS feeds. Whenever I do I start to find the blog love again cause I learn new things from smart people. Memeorandum just makes me think I'm in the middle of a street fight.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:41:44 +0000

does anyone else feel that we are moving away from the roots of blogging, where we spent sometime, paused, and wanted meaningful discussions. smaller affinity groups, and all that stuff… i wonder if i am the only one who feels that way.

louis, i didn't think you were picking on the MSM, just saying that its something which happens on both sides. and thank you for your kind words.

By: Louis Gray

Louis Gray — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:37:54 +0000

If I sounded too much like I’m picking on the blogosphere (vs. MSM, etc.) that’s not the goal. But I do feel that we are seeing analysis trump the dissemination of information in a lot of cases. After all, we’ve seen recent product announcements by Apple, Microsoft, TiVo, Google and many others lambasted across the Web – well before the products themselves hit the shelves. Given the negative reactions, should the companies opt to not ship at all? Of course not – they should push ahead, and continue to listen to feedback to make improvements over time. It just seems that many are relishing their opportunity to pontificate, and know that to have an absolute response – positive or negative – will draw the most attention, even if they haven’t had a chance to digest the news.

So you know, GigaOM is a great source for real news. It hits my RSS immediately – so you’ve got a proven track record. It’s often those with no track record who are trigger happy.

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:33:05 +0000

OM, agree, it's not really the MSM vs Blogger issue, both "sides" can be trigger happy. Then again, The Register is not representative of the mainstream media, it, and especially Andrew Orlowski has a reputation for this, plus for not publishing corrections.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:27:15 +0000

louis, and zoli, i think what we are seeing is a little trigger happiness. i don't think it is the MSM or Blogger issue. I messed up equally, on the ajax write thing.

i think time to reassess on what we really want to write/read. i am thinking about that a lot these days.