Comments on: The considered alternative voice: a disappearing phenomenon? http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/ innovative communication for innovative communicators Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee’s new Better Communication Results blog http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Lee’s new Better Communication Results blog Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:29:33 +0000 http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/#comment-81 [...] Having read many posts on how social media may or may not replace the mainstream media, and even having commented on it myself once or twice, I have a personal example of how blogging can trump the mainstream media. [...] [...] Having read many posts on how social media may or may not replace the mainstream media, and even having commented on it myself once or twice, I have a personal example of how blogging can trump the mainstream media. [...]

]]> By: Allan Jenkins http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Allan Jenkins Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:43:21 +0000 http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/#comment-80 One way to get out of your own bubble is to go out of your way to put eclectic stuff on your "blogs to read" list. I get a great deal of joy out of the people on my "Ideas" blogroll, none of whom are in my profession. Also, some bloggers make their complete blogrolls available (i.e., what they read, rather than just who they highlight on their side bar). I do this. Amy Gahran has an enormously eclectic list. So does Elizabeth Albrycht. I've found blogs I adore just by mining their lists. One way to get out of your own bubble is to go out of your way to put eclectic stuff on your “blogs to read” list. I get a great deal of joy out of the people on my “Ideas” blogroll, none of whom are in my profession.

Also, some bloggers make their complete blogrolls available (i.e., what they read, rather than just who they highlight on their side bar). I do this. Amy Gahran has an enormously eclectic list. So does Elizabeth Albrycht. I’ve found blogs I adore just by mining their lists.

]]> By: Allan Jenkins http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-4516 Allan Jenkins Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:43:00 +0000 http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/#comment-4516 One way to get out of your own bubble is to go out of your way to put eclectic stuff on your "blogs to read" list. I get a great deal of joy out of the people on my "Ideas" blogroll, none of whom are in my profession. Also, some bloggers make their complete blogrolls available (i.e., what they read, rather than just who they highlight on their side bar). I do this. Amy Gahran has an enormously eclectic list. So does Elizabeth Albrycht. I've found blogs I adore just by mining their lists. One way to get out of your own bubble is to go out of your way to put eclectic stuff on your “blogs to read” list. I get a great deal of joy out of the people on my “Ideas” blogroll, none of whom are in my profession.

Also, some bloggers make their complete blogrolls available (i.e., what they read, rather than just who they highlight on their side bar). I do this. Amy Gahran has an enormously eclectic list. So does Elizabeth Albrycht. I’ve found blogs I adore just by mining their lists.

]]> By: Tom Simpson http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Tom Simpson Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:53:55 +0000 http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/#comment-79 You are "wrong" to worry about the death of debate. Opposition usually causes more activity than parallel views. I agree that only "subscribing" to people within your own bubble could cause some isolation, but disagreement with other's views has always been one of the best conversation starters. Plenty of time... You are “wrong” to worry about the death of debate. Opposition usually causes more activity than parallel views. I agree that only “subscribing” to people within your own bubble could cause some isolation, but disagreement with other’s views has always been one of the best conversation starters.

Plenty of time…

]]> By: Tom Simpson http://www.leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-4515 Tom Simpson Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:53:00 +0000 http://leehopkins.net/2005/09/09/the-considered-alternative-voice-a-disappearing-phenomenon/#comment-4515 You are "wrong" to worry about the death of debate. Opposition usually causes more activity than parallel views. I agree that only "subscribing" to people within your own bubble could cause some isolation, but disagreement with other's views has always been one of the best conversation starters. Plenty of time... You are “wrong” to worry about the death of debate. Opposition usually causes more activity than parallel views. I agree that only “subscribing” to people within your own bubble could cause some isolation, but disagreement with other’s views has always been one of the best conversation starters.

Plenty of time…

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