Beware of the Bozo Invasion
"Just because people have the right to speak and share ideas doesn't necessarily mean that people will say anything meaningful.
"In fact, as more people have the capability to share their ideas globally, it will pollute the collective consciousness of society." (Ricky Cooper)
"To the extent that "social computing" techniques help draw authentic and unfiltered customer opinion out, they will help businesses to do better. The problem is that many of the critics you may find yourself engaging are not really honest brokers.
"It's kind of like when James Bond asks Goldfinger, 'Do you expect me to talk,' and he replies, 'No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!' (Colin Kingsbury)
"On blogs, I think the stage is equally set for manipulation, hidden agendas, deception, intimidation, and crazy yip-yap." (Laurence Haughton)
"I'm waiting to see the hygiene methods that protect authentic blogs from the 'zeros, frauds, and bastards'." (David Ogilvy).
Hat Tip: Jerry O
To be fair to Rick Cooper's stance...
Dennis McDonald recently discussed with me
"Sturgeon's law" (look it up)
heh.
Posted by: Jeremiah Owyang | May 05, 2006 at 09:41 AM