Knowledge Heroes

One of the most visionary posts about 2009.

“People will not come to “my” blog. They will go to “their” feed aggregator, where they can read all the people they’re interested in reading. If they see something of interest, they will dig deeper and come to my blog.

People will not come to read “my” tweets. They will go to “their” tweet aggregator, where they can read all the tweets of all the people they’re interested in following. If they see something of interest, they will follow the links provided.

People will not come to see “my” pictures in Flickr. People will not come to hear “my” music wherever.

“My” time is over.”

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This phenomenon is called microsharing and it refers to the act of individuals sharing pieces of content with others in a group who have similar interests or needs. Some common activities today that would constitute microsharing range from saving a link on del.icio.us to posting an interesting story or video on Digg. Tagging an existing piece of content or using a “send to a friend form” are also examples of this. The most interesting thing is that as the volume of content continues to increase, more and more people rely on this microsharing to get the information they need. It is the new editorial model, and the editor is each of us.

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“BusinessWeek has an article up about one small business that is using SaaS (software as a service) to cut costs and be more efficient. By itself, that is not a new idea. But what I found striking about the story is that the business laid off three-fourths of its staff, and turned itself around from being $500,000 in debt, to becoming profitable.”

“Automating existing functions to become more efficient and better serve customers” - I’m a big fan of automating as much as possible. I know a little company who sell blank cd’s, dvd’s and memory. They turn over a massive amount and do it all with the help of SaaS platforms, open source and automation. There are only 3 staff and they are a good example of a lean, optimized business. Scott.

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“Some people who are worried about the future of The Blog focus on the adaptation response. They’re problem solving, eager to get innovative and make sure blogging doesn’t become irrelevant. In today’s post on the FASTforward blog, The uncertain future of Blogging, Jevon MacDonald suggests some pretty interesting ideas about bridging the gap between long-format blog commenting and rapid-fire Twitter discussions, bringing the two together.

I don’t think the survival of blogs is in danger, but I’m all for exploring ways to improve the format and the conversation. Blogs shouldn’t settle into ruts and expect to be just as vibrant as they once were. That would be like realizing you’re getting weak and flabby, and just succumbing, rather than joining a gym or changing your diet.

There are others who see the changes brought by Twitter and Facebook as a natural evolutionary process, offering an opportunity for The Blog to move away from its frenetic teenage years into a more comfortable, sustainable adulthood.”

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“I don’t know what the fate of blogging is, but as I think about it I wonder if it can survive without changing. Just in the last 2 years we have seen massive uptake in the creation of content by users, but most of it is now outside of the blogosphere. Status Updates on Facebook, Twitter, new levels of photo sharing and geolocation based services and networks are all becoming the centerpiece of attention.
The idea of user-generated content was once almost exclusively owned by blogging. Blogging was the conversation, blogging was the vehicle, blogging was the network.
Now blogging plays a very small role in all of those things.”

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