Comments on: Blog quotes

By: The Churbuckian Year in Review at Churbuck.com

The Churbuckian Year in Review at Churbuck.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:28:12 +0000

[...] Me and my big mouth: While I could claim amazing predictive powers in calling Second Life a waste of time, a Forbes reporter, denied the opportunity to get me to say out loud what I wrote in my blog in late 2006, goes to that blog post and pulls out the money quote, to wit that the primary activity in SL seems to be the pursuit of virtual nookie. Suddenly blogging feels a lot riskier than it used to. [...]

By: GCI London » Digital Divide - differences between traditional and digital media relations

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:35:37 +0000

[...] June 8th, 2007 | No Comments Interesting and refreshingly honest post from a blogging company exec who found he had been ‘quoted’ in a national newspaper based on what he’d blogged, not what he’d said in an interview with a journalist. [...]

By: Dan Greenfield

Dan Greenfield — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:45:20 +0000

On the flip side, not only what you blog is fodder for the media, what you say in public or private for that matter is now the domain of bloggers. In the game of life — thanks to the blogosphere — everything is on the record.

Need further proof: I recently stumbled upon the following disclaimer at the bottom of an email:

This e-mail is: [ ] private/not bloggable; [ ] bloggable/ok for re-publication; [ ] ask first.

For the record, feel free to quote.

By: John Bell

John Bell — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:56:30 +0000

This is a fundamental pressure. I like blogging (more than many other ways of expressing myself right now) because I see it as a way to be less formal. I know what I say may go far or to eyes and ears I didn’t expect and so I have some kind of filter. But it’s the kind of filter where I hold back on things that might be misunderstood if they didn’t know me. (there’s something liberating about being with a close friend and just letting loose with a barage of whatever and knowing that since that person “knows” you, they won’t get the wrong).

I tend not to blog “negative” things or at least try never to blog mean things ’cause I am just sick of negativity. Once in a while I will make a bold statement that is pretty critical. I did that recently about a service. The owners posted a rebuttal/complaint comment. I commented back thinking we were getting a good conversation going and then they never returned.)

I love the idea that my blog is my way of sharing what I am thinking – half-baked thoughts many times. And that the back and forth of comments shapes my ideas. The moment I have to censor ’cause it may be taken out of context and published in print is the moment it starts being less fun.

By: site admin

site admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:22:51 +0000

Let’s see if it gets published. And then, yes. I won;t be modest.

By: Lisa --

Lisa -- — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:55:14 +0000

One assumes that you won’t be modest and will post your quote when it’s been quoted???

By: Rob O'Regan

Rob O'Regan — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:44:30 +0000

I can’t believe you called Y a frigtard.

By: site admin

site admin — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:59:08 +0000

True

By: Derek Slater

Derek Slater — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:36:45 +0000

On the plus side, it’s harder for the reporter to misquote you, and ever-so-easy for you to demonstrate when you’ve been ‘taken out of context’.