http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/comment-page-1/#comment-374813 mathewi Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:32:08 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2567#comment-374813 That's an excellent point, Maggy. That's an excellent point, Maggy.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/comment-page-1/#comment-374812 Maggy Young Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:27:47 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2567#comment-374812 I interpreted the post a slightly different way. Masses of meaningless content goes viral, because that is the essence of clever promotion. And most things which go viral are meaingless or stupid. <br>But what the internet does is provide a means by which more significant or deeper content can surface & reach a mass market, which would have been impossible otherwise. This is one example of the under estimation of the uses of web technology. I interpreted the post a slightly different way. Masses of meaningless content goes viral, because that is the essence of clever promotion. And most things which go viral are meaingless or stupid.
But what the internet does is provide a means by which more significant or deeper content can surface & reach a mass market, which would have been impossible otherwise. This is one example of the under estimation of the uses of web technology.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/comment-page-1/#comment-340801 mathewi Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:32:08 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2567#comment-340801 That's an excellent point, Maggy. That's an excellent point, Maggy.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/comment-page-1/#comment-340800 Maggy Young Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:27:47 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2567#comment-340800 I interpreted the post a slightly different way. Masses of meaningless content goes viral, because that is the essence of clever promotion. And most things which go viral are meaingless or stupid. <br>But what the internet does is provide a means by which more significant or deeper content can surface & reach a mass market, which would have been impossible otherwise. This is one example of the under estimation of the uses of web technology. I interpreted the post a slightly different way. Masses of meaningless content goes viral, because that is the essence of clever promotion. And most things which go viral are meaingless or stupid.
But what the internet does is provide a means by which more significant or deeper content can surface & reach a mass market, which would have been impossible otherwise. This is one example of the under estimation of the uses of web technology.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/28/randy-pausch-and-the-power-of-online-media/comment-page-1/#comment-340799 mathewi Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:05:59 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2567#comment-340799 That's an excellent point, Amrita. Thanks for taking the time to comment. That's an excellent point, Amrita. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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