Comments on: Days of Our Lives, the blogosphere edition http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tish Grier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304403 Tish Grier Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:46:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304403 Steven...well, I wouldn't necessarily characterize women as more nurturing in all instances. Women have a different way of criticizing--kind of passive aggressively shutting one another out if they disagree. I think that's why I tend to like men's circles more--they'er more in your face about it. BlogHer may have seemed more nurturing because, as I mentioned, there weren't any topics or discussions similar to the one at Gnomedex that would have bothered anyone in particular. Heck, I mentioned the A-list at the panel I was on (yes, I was on a panel at BlogHer) and I'm not sure how many in the audience knew who I was talking about. Which lead me to think: one woman's A-list is another woman's knitting circle (no offense to knitting circles...) Steven…well, I wouldn’t necessarily characterize women as more nurturing in all instances. Women have a different way of criticizing–kind of passive aggressively shutting one another out if they disagree. I think that’s why I tend to like men’s circles more–they’er more in your face about it. BlogHer may have seemed more nurturing because, as I mentioned, there weren’t any topics or discussions similar to the one at Gnomedex that would have bothered anyone in particular. Heck, I mentioned the A-list at the panel I was on (yes, I was on a panel at BlogHer) and I’m not sure how many in the audience knew who I was talking about.

Which lead me to think: one woman’s A-list is another woman’s knitting circle (no offense to knitting circles…)

]]> By: segesta http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304349 segesta Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:39:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304349 I think this story helps delineate the point at which Nerds become Dorks. I think this story helps delineate the point at which Nerds become Dorks.

]]> By: vaspers the grate aka steven e. streight http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304342 vaspers the grate aka steven e. streight Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:13:42 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304342 Tish you bring up a valid insightful point. Men are more combative. Men are less enthusiastic than women. The highest praise a guy generally has is "not bad", whereas women say "that's adorable!" Men like to brag and compete. Women seem to be more nurturing, soothing, supportive. Wars have historically been fought mainly by testosterone addled nincompoop males, who would rather punch you in the nose than listen to a different POV. Male vs. female blogging is a very interesting study. Thanks for bringing up this issue, Tish! Tish you bring up a valid insightful point.

Men are more combative. Men are less enthusiastic than women. The highest praise a guy generally has is “not bad”, whereas women say “that’s adorable!”

Men like to brag and compete. Women seem to be more nurturing, soothing, supportive. Wars have historically been fought mainly by testosterone addled nincompoop males, who would rather punch you in the nose than listen to a different POV.

Male vs. female blogging is a very interesting study.

Thanks for bringing up this issue, Tish!

]]> By: Tish Grier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304310 Tish Grier Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:39:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304310 Amy....there may not have been a lot of heckling at BlogHer because many of the women there aren't building things (thus, don't have a stake in aruguing about them) nor do many of them blog on issues outside of a very small niche. You and I are pretty known for shooting our mouths off in male-dominated circles, but many of the others who were there don't even know about these circles....so to compare BlogHer with other conferences is a bit of an apples/oranges thing (not to mention that I've never had corporatos try to pick my brain so aggressively as I did this year at BlogHer...for shame!) Amy….there may not have been a lot of heckling at BlogHer because many of the women there aren’t building things (thus, don’t have a stake in aruguing about them) nor do many of them blog on issues outside of a very small niche. You and I are pretty known for shooting our mouths off in male-dominated circles, but many of the others who were there don’t even know about these circles….so to compare BlogHer with other conferences is a bit of an apples/oranges thing (not to mention that I’ve never had corporatos try to pick my brain so aggressively as I did this year at BlogHer…for shame!)

]]> By: allen stern http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304161 allen stern Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:48:13 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/12/days-of-our-lives-the-blogosphere-edition/#comment-304161 Mike - there should be a Big Brother Web 2.0 Edition. Just imagine them going at it in a head of household competition. And imagine their speeches upon eviction :-P Mike - there should be a Big Brother Web 2.0 Edition.

Just imagine them going at it in a head of household competition.

And imagine their speeches upon eviction :-P

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