The Big Red Idea
Well, over the past few days I've most certainly gotten myself into the drama of Scoble and Shel's Big Idea (tm).
Here's the skinny: They want to make a blogging book. They got good ideas, they got great experience in the matter, and judging by the first draft of the publishing proposal, they're on the right track.
But hark! There are devils amongst them details me lord. There are rats in the cellar, and the Negatives are beginning to show their face.
Personally I think it's a brilliant idea and if they'd like my help, and would accept as much, I'd be proud to help any way I could. I've got my own set of priorities, and my own responsibilities, but at the same time if I can squeeze in a few kind words, a correction here and there, and perhaps even some insight into this blogging book frontier that they're slowly discovering through the thick mesh of naysayers, then all the better.
The comments in this negative post seem to cast a dark cloud of doubt over the project, something that I akin to those who are simply wary and will always see the glass as half empty. You should've talked about it privately they say. You should've never done this without thinking it through they say. You should never speak about an exciting idea without getting your bearings they insist.
You know what? Scoble and Shel aren't running for office. They're not under contractual obligations (yet?), they have no binding agreement accept the ones they create for themselves. They got excited and enthused with a very cool idea and I applaud them for it. Let them have their fun. Let them enjoy the process.
In the end its the final few words of this post that get me the most unnerved: "My point here is that all projects are not meant for blogging. One ?should? be able to place something online, place restrictions on it, and everyone follow the rules but unfortunately that is not realistic."
You know what? This project is about breaking the rules and thinking differently. It's simply a learning process for those interested, reading, and involved with it, whether it be a guy making comments (ie, myself) or Scoble and Shel who ultimately have creative control. Narrow minded retorts like that make me a little angry and frankly a little sad. "You gotta do it this way!" The traditionalists shout.
Me? Like everything else about this project that is so new and fun, I say fuck it, do it how you like. The content most likely will be distributed in some form or another that may not have been planned on. But in the end having the book on one website, seeing the creative process from beginning to end, building a community around an idea, these are all great things that will show the rest of the world that it is possible to think outside of the text boxes and succeed.
Shel and Scoble have the time, talent, and drive. Now it's time to simply put one foot in front of the other and keep trying.
Here's the skinny: They want to make a blogging book. They got good ideas, they got great experience in the matter, and judging by the first draft of the publishing proposal, they're on the right track.
But hark! There are devils amongst them details me lord. There are rats in the cellar, and the Negatives are beginning to show their face.
Personally I think it's a brilliant idea and if they'd like my help, and would accept as much, I'd be proud to help any way I could. I've got my own set of priorities, and my own responsibilities, but at the same time if I can squeeze in a few kind words, a correction here and there, and perhaps even some insight into this blogging book frontier that they're slowly discovering through the thick mesh of naysayers, then all the better.
The comments in this negative post seem to cast a dark cloud of doubt over the project, something that I akin to those who are simply wary and will always see the glass as half empty. You should've talked about it privately they say. You should've never done this without thinking it through they say. You should never speak about an exciting idea without getting your bearings they insist.
You know what? Scoble and Shel aren't running for office. They're not under contractual obligations (yet?), they have no binding agreement accept the ones they create for themselves. They got excited and enthused with a very cool idea and I applaud them for it. Let them have their fun. Let them enjoy the process.
In the end its the final few words of this post that get me the most unnerved: "My point here is that all projects are not meant for blogging. One ?should? be able to place something online, place restrictions on it, and everyone follow the rules but unfortunately that is not realistic."
You know what? This project is about breaking the rules and thinking differently. It's simply a learning process for those interested, reading, and involved with it, whether it be a guy making comments (ie, myself) or Scoble and Shel who ultimately have creative control. Narrow minded retorts like that make me a little angry and frankly a little sad. "You gotta do it this way!" The traditionalists shout.
Me? Like everything else about this project that is so new and fun, I say fuck it, do it how you like. The content most likely will be distributed in some form or another that may not have been planned on. But in the end having the book on one website, seeing the creative process from beginning to end, building a community around an idea, these are all great things that will show the rest of the world that it is possible to think outside of the text boxes and succeed.
Shel and Scoble have the time, talent, and drive. Now it's time to simply put one foot in front of the other and keep trying.
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