Anton notes that Dave Winer is advising John Edwards to start a program to teach North Carolinians to blog.
Er, Dave, you've been here several times at various bloggercons. And the bloggercons were here because this is one of the Big Centers of blogging in the country. Why should John Edwards start doing something that is already done by people who know what to do and how to go about it and are successful at it as humanely possible?
John Edwards is using the new communications technologies better than any politician - he is light years ahead of the competition. He sits in the hotebed of blogging. Why should he teach blogging? Let him do politics and we'll make sure that it spreads through the wires and wireless to online North Carolinians and others.
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One of the keys to successful activism is to make people feel empowered. Getting more people involved in blogging could give people the perception that they have a voice.
It could be a way to keep the grass roots energized, which is one of the biggest challenges in any campaign.
Posted by: Joseph j7uy5 | July 12, 2006 7:55 AM
Why I agree with the angst directed at the know it all... I think his message was this: "Mr. Edwards encourage people who aren't bogging to blog. Its good for your campaign."
That's how I read it. Now we all have to say in unison, "Mr. Edwards we're your neighbors and want to help you help the nation learn how to blog." Lets start with the people around us who don't have a blog now. :)
Posted by: Brian R. | July 12, 2006 8:19 AM
It's nice to know that North Carolina has humane bloggers. Is that anything like humane trappers and hunters? Do NC bloggers practice a catch and release program for memes? ;-)
Posted by: tng | July 12, 2006 8:51 AM
LOL Note the time this was posted - that's inhumane.
Posted by: coturnix | July 12, 2006 10:15 AM
tng, actually it's catch, tag, and release; an important part of the NC Meme Project.
Also, some of us are working to rehabilitate injured sustainability memes and to reintroduce them to their natural habitat.
;)
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Posted by: etbnc | July 12, 2006 11:21 AM
Hey, half the time the stuff I write reads like some bad Russian character in a 1940s B movie as my fingers drop unimportant things like articles or verb endings. :-)
Posted by: tng | July 12, 2006 11:42 AM
Allow me to show my ignorance and/or lack of reverence: who exactly is Dave Winer and from where does his authority derive?
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | July 12, 2006 3:15 PM
Dave Winer designed a lot of stuff we as bloggers use these days, including RSS, thus one of the pioneers of blogging. He just sold his company (to Google, I believe) for many millions last year. He is a presence at pretty much every blogging conference where he is revered by some and loathed by others. He is a very smart guy who invariably makes someone mad every time.
Posted by: coturnix | July 12, 2006 8:26 PM