Elephants behind the curtains
Every once in awhile I stumble across a blog post I want for all the world to take as my very own and post it on the site. Photographer Jim Lowney's Party Like It's 1999 is one of those entries, and it's been kicking around my head (and lurking in my Dock) since I read it a few weeks ago.
It's his account of being invited to one of the Web 2.0-ish launchy thingies, and damn is it well done. I highly encourage passing it around, both because I'm glad it came my way and I have a feeling it'll be one of those entries akin to the ones people blew of a bubble ago but in hindsight seemed prescient.
Posted by drunkenbatmanNovember 30, 2005, at 10:34 AM
Comments (9)
Posted by: Sean at November 30, 2005 12:23 PM
I never heard of Quintura parting. They're searching :)
Posted by: Skorp at November 30, 2005 01:09 PM
The ending is superb! LOL
Posted by: cabbey at December 1, 2005 01:24 AM
"blew off" maybe?
Posted by: Ron at December 1, 2005 03:48 PM
Sorry, but my old eyes just have too much trouble reading that typewriter font.
Posted by: In Russet Shadows at December 1, 2005 05:14 PM
Trust the mainstream press. They are always right. But what about that Katrina fiasco? Oops. There was Jayson Blair. Oops. Don't forget CNN's "X". Oops. And CNN's admitting that they stated the Iraqi foreign minister's talking points as truth to keep their press in the country. Oops. And Dan Rather. Oops. And don't forget the 1 minute bias test -- count how many times "liberal" "left" "left-wing" "radical" appear in your favorite big mainstream press organ. Big oops. But I guess the mainstream press is really reliable, because they've been so accurate for so long! Why these bloggers are just a buch of liars! Hey aren't you a blogger? Oops. Wait, if bloggers are funded by the people they agree with, then aren't you funded by Apple? Oops.
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Posted by: Ajay at December 3, 2005 03:34 AM
What a bullshit straw man argument! Just because some average bloggers don't know what the coming business model will be doesn't mean they aren't right about the inevitability of a new type of media. Citizen media may be taking it too far but there will certainly be a lot more people reporting than the current club of 54,000 (I was blown away when I read that stat so here's the source, note that the payrolls have been essentially flat for 20 years now). What everyone's waiting on is a way to make money and it isn't going to be advertising, it will be micropayments. Once that's in place, the real changes will happen. Until then, Jim's just picking on some unenlightened bloggers and pretending it means something.
Posted by: jacob at December 3, 2005 05:49 PM
Ron: If you're on a Mac, I suggest copying and pasting long articles of just text into the freeware Tofu application. It's the best way to read on a computer.
Posted by: Sandy at December 7, 2005 04:45 PM
Sorry to disagree, but the dripping with condescension thing is a turn off.
That is quite a humorous article. ; )