Comments on: Nick Carr is a smart guy - but he’s wrong

By: In Media, Only Ideas Matter » Publishing 2.0

In Media, Only Ideas Matter » Publishing 2.0 — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:14:13 +0000

[...] Mathew Ingram typifies the superficial ideological response to Andrew’s argument (which, to be fair, has an apocalyptic vision that’s hard to support): This - not to put too fine a point on it - is a load of elitist clap-trap. (Richard MacManus of Read/Write Web is much more succinct than I in his post about it). Every time something even remotely new or different comes along, thereâ€™s always a knee-jerk â€œhow did this riff-raff get in hereâ€ kind of response from places like the Weekly Standard. Imagine if everyone were entitled to voice their own opinion, or indulge their own tastes, instead of recognizing the superiority of whatever art or music or literature theyâ€™re supposed to be bowing down in front of. Total chaos. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria. [...]

By: Back in the Gillmor Twilight Zone » mathewingram.com/work

Back in the Gillmor Twilight Zone » mathewingram.com/work — Wed, 10 May 2006 01:11:39 +0000

[...] Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat — I am not the sharpest tool in the shed. Not the brightest light on the tree. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. You get the picture. I’m certainly not as smart as Nick Carr, as I have pointed out before. That said, however, I do have an English degree — and I still can’t figure out what the heck Steve Gillmor is talking about in his recent column about… well, whatever it’s about. [...]

By: Web 2.0 — powered by numbskulls » mathewingram.com/work

Web 2.0 — powered by numbskulls » mathewingram.com/work — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:37:33 +0000

[...] Nick Carr, the great shit-disturber that he is, has a post up about what he sees as Web 2.0’s biggest problem: in a word, it’s “numbskulls.” Or rather, the high proportion of numbskulls — meaning either stupid people or those with more opinions than actual knowledge — when compared with people who actually know something or have whatever skills are necessary (the capacity for critical thought, a command of English grammar, etc.). As usual, Nick isn’t afraid to come off as an elitist. In fact, I think he kind of gets a kick out of it. [...]

By: The Economist on “social media” » mathewingram.com/work

The Economist on “social media” » mathewingram.com/work — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:02:17 +0000

[...] Not everyone agrees with this theory, however. The article quotes media mogul Barry Diller as saying that participation can never be a proper basis for the media industry. “Self-publishing by someone of average talent is not very interesting,” he says. “Talent is the new limited resource.” Others who think along the same lines include Nick Carr of Rough Type, the former editor at Harvard Business Review who has written in the past about how blogs and social media threaten to turn culture into the lowest common denominator (a charge that is also often levelled at television, with some justification). [...]

By: ENGRENAGEM - Media e Tecnologia: blog sobre jornalismo, citizen journalism, blogosfera e novas tecnologias

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:05:54 +0000

[...] Neste post, Mathew Ingram dá um argumento válido que vai ao encontro do que eu já aqui tinha dito: I do, however, have a blog - just like Nick does over at Rough Type [Nicholas Carr, que concordou com a visão marxista da Web 2.0] - and so that puts us on an equal footing, more or less. Is that bad? After all, I’m not nearly as smart or as accomplished as he is. [...]