Blog of the Future

Robert, I sent you comment but it does not appear. Tell me me if you receive.

Mario

My blog of the future would not have the interesting part of the content only in video because watching video can be too invasive and/or disruptive.

My blog of the future will not be a video blog.

My blog of the future will not be a video blog.

Here are my comments:
http://www.centernetworks.com/scoble-defines-the-blog-of-the-future

It’s all there today Robert.

Yes, we know, we know your Ktye channel is open. Not only do you state that twice in this post but then you state it in videos. Please Robert, get back to blogging rather than simply shilling Kyte and putting everything in video. While somewhat interesting, it is not mobile friendly and as stated above, disruptive. What I find is that I become less and less interested in your blog as you seemingly move everything to Kyte. Scoble Show is interesting because it is focused and somewhat produced and provides value. I have yet to see the quality in these unfocused Kyte missives to make it worthwhile. Please get back to blogging, not vloggging. Or provide a transcript.

Yes, we know, we know your Ktye channel is open. Not only do you state that twice in this post but then you state it in videos. Please Robert, get back to blogging rather than simply shilling Kyte and putting everything in video. While somewhat interesting, it is not mobile friendly and as stated above, disruptive. What I find is that I become less and less interested in your blog as you seemingly move everything to Kyte. Scoble Show is interesting because it is focused and somewhat produced and provides value. I have yet to see the quality in these unfocused Kyte missives to make it worthwhile. Please get back to blogging, not vloggging. Or provide a transcript.

I see I’m not the first to say it, but it bears repeating: I sincerely hope the blog of the future isn’t video. Or audio, for that matter. Words. I want words. Well written, articulate prose. Otherwise, I’m not interested. Or, at least, even to the extent that I’m interested, I still won’t be paying any attention.

To Matt & co. via Scobleizer… please, lift the ad ban restrictions. So many good things have come but this one remains unfulfilled. Let a thousand flowers bloom! Maybe a bit better analytics tools tool.

To Mr S. will post a Kyte.tv response… haven’t tried that yet.

Blogs of the future will be real time video diaries A.K.A. Big Brother watching you 24/7.

V

Robert, if there were 48 hours in a day, I couldn’t keep up with your videos. We do all have our own lives.

That said, I *would* like a five minute video that captures the highlights. Twenty minutes is too long.

Robert, if there were 48 hours in a day, I couldn’t keep up with your videos. We do all have our own lives.

That said, I *would* like a five minute video that captures the highlights. Twenty minutes is too long.

i wont have a blog of the future….i dont even want one now. my future will be me sitting on a beach and drinking lots of booz. duh, thats the way of the panda…..pandas dont blog.

http://www.drunkenpanda.com

Yeah, I agree with the majority of the posters here, which I told you on your Kyte channel chat the other day. Short video segments are great (like 5-20 minutes max) for when I have time for the, well disruption as it was put. Video and audio are just not something you can do in an office (and I work in a home office). Even in a home office it is disruptive, becaue it totally takes 100% of your attention, when emails and IMs are coming in that demand I refocus. You can’t do that with audio or video, because they also require focus. So the “feature” video pieces are fine when I can put aside the time.

Otherwise, your old written blogs are much more interesting and accessible during normal business days. I can stop reading something, and then come back an hour to two later, without trying to figure out where I left off mentally.

The video can be great, but i think you’re getting carried away with it, and it’s taking away from your qaulity content (or at least the more accessible content). Sorry to be such a drag, I know you like to be cutting edge, but it is not the end of the written word, despite the fact the press is scramblng to find new biz models. I think you were on the forefront of that new model, until you took it too far with all this video obsession.

And it appears I am not alone in this. I mean I put aside 30 minutes the other day to watch two videos and participate in a chat, which would have taken 5 minutes the old way.

Yeah, I agree with the majority of the posters here, which I told you on your Kyte channel chat the other day. Short video segments are great (like 5-20 minutes max) for when I have time for the, well disruption as it was put. Video and audio are just not something you can do in an office (and I work in a home office). Even in a home office it is disruptive, becaue it totally takes 100% of your attention, when emails and IMs are coming in that demand I refocus. You can’t do that with audio or video, because they also require focus. So the “feature” video pieces are fine when I can put aside the time.

Otherwise, your old written blogs are much more interesting and accessible during normal business days. I can stop reading something, and then come back an hour to two later, without trying to figure out where I left off mentally.

The video can be great, but i think you’re getting carried away with it, and it’s taking away from your qaulity content (or at least the more accessible content). Sorry to be such a drag, I know you like to be cutting edge, but it is not the end of the written word, despite the fact the press is scramblng to find new biz models. I think you were on the forefront of that new model, until you took it too far with all this video obsession.

And it appears I am not alone in this. I mean I put aside 30 minutes the other day to watch two videos and participate in a chat, which would have taken 5 minutes the old way.

The blog of the future will not be video, nor will it simply give you a little text and direct you to videos. That’s because people have Learning Styles and some want one style (written word/verbal thinkers) while others want another (video/visual thinkers). See my blog for more:

http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/web-20-personality-types/

Robert
the blog of the future exists. Its called Google Reader. No ads, no calendar, no crap. Just content and maybe in some cases 1 ad. That’s the future. Subscribed content into feed readers.

Robert
the blog of the future exists. Its called Google Reader. No ads, no calendar, no crap. Just content and maybe in some cases 1 ad. That’s the future. Subscribed content into feed readers.

Life is too short to watch crappy videos of you drawing on a whiteboard, Robert.

I agree with the other Scott. The ratio of time to information in video is usually very low, even lower than the audio-only ratio.

“Did you know you can record/upload your own video to my Kyte channel?” I wonder if I can watch them! It refuses to load on Firefox on a mac saying I either don’t have javascript or flash… Bad web programing is still bad programing.

“Did you know you can record/upload your own video to my Kyte channel?” I wonder if I can watch them! It refuses to load on Firefox on a mac saying I either don’t have javascript or flash… Bad web programing is still bad programing.

I read your stuff all the time. I try to absorb and reflect. I comment sometimes, but I mostly absorb.

You’ve really turned into a shill. That’s the truth. You’re smart, well versed in what you talk about, extremely passionate, and I’d hire you in an instant… but you always relate it back to what is going to benefit you and bring you links and bring you traffic…. Maybe you do this subconciously, or maybe it’s intentional. Regardless, I have a perception and I’m being open and honest about it.

I hear that transparency breads trust. I trust you, but still say the word, “shill.”

Then you get tired and have some life event cause you to pause. It’s always a legitimate event. But, it still causes you to reflect…

I respect you, but I decided to use the buzzword, “shill.” Hopefully, you can respect my comment as a reflection from an educated consumer of your writing… from back to before you joined Microsoft. So, I’m not just making a rash judgment.

Respectfully, and Signed,

~Toby Getsch

http://tweblog.com

How old is Matt? He looks pretty young in this picture. 19? Early 20′s?

I assume by stating you had “lunch/dinner” with him that you spent quite a bit of time with him.

Aruni