Comments on: Nick Carr: I hate the Internet, Vol. 7 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Geekwad http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/#comment-339561 Geekwad Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:35:40 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2482#comment-339561 I enjoyed reading them. I would often be shocked, SHOCKED to find actual understanding and maybe even insight in tech coverage, when most your peers might as well have been opining on the weather a year from now. One of your colleagues in particular never failed to wind me up. Professional trolls!! (Err, no offense once again...) I enjoyed reading them. I would often be shocked, SHOCKED to find actual understanding and maybe even insight in tech coverage, when most your peers might as well have been opining on the weather a year from now. One of your colleagues in particular never failed to wind me up. Professional trolls!! (Err, no offense once again…)

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/#comment-339560 mathewi Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:41:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2482#comment-339560 That's a fair point, Geekwad -- newspaper editorials are often like<br>that (and I say that as someone who used to write them). Perhaps Nick<br>missed his calling :-) That's a fair point, Geekwad — newspaper editorials are often like
that (and I say that as someone who used to write them). Perhaps Nick
missed his calling :-)

]]> By: Geekwad http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/#comment-339559 Geekwad Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2482#comment-339559 "But for whatever reason, he would rather use his skills to try and defend silly arguments that appear to be contrary just for the sake of being contrary. He’s like a troll that writes really well."<br><br>Could not the same be said of almost every newspaper editorial, ever? You get a deadline and six inches of empty space to fill. But yeah, he does seem to spend a lot of effort on it. “But for whatever reason, he would rather use his skills to try and defend silly arguments that appear to be contrary just for the sake of being contrary. He’s like a troll that writes really well.”

Could not the same be said of almost every newspaper editorial, ever? You get a deadline and six inches of empty space to fill. But yeah, he does seem to spend a lot of effort on it.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/#comment-339556 mathewi Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:18:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2482#comment-339556 I agree, Vincent -- I don't think Google is really doing anything that<br>different. It's just presenting us with more information, and doing<br>it faster. And as Alistair suggests, it's up to us to adapt to that. I agree, Vincent — I don't think Google is really doing anything that
different. It's just presenting us with more information, and doing
it faster. And as Alistair suggests, it's up to us to adapt to that.

]]> By: leigh http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/10/nick-carr-i-hate-the-internet-vol-7/#comment-339558 leigh Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:17:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2482#comment-339558 sorry it's early haven't had coffee - i meant consume (not consumer) and it would make 'sense' that it does (word missing) :) sorry it's early haven't had coffee - i meant consume (not consumer) and it would make 'sense' that it does (word missing) :)

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