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Flaming Arrows & Caramel Pecan Pies

May 24, 2011 in Current Affairs,Web/Tech,Weblogs with 1 Comment

I’m interested but not sure.

Maybe it’s the name? Sure everyone really wants to know what others think of them but what do you think comes from this? I wonder if you get a lot of  critique, maybe some truth, but probably little love to balance???

Maybe you get lots of love, little critique and now truth?

Maybe you get the perfect mix of what you want but more importantly what you need?

Maybe I’m completely wrong; maybe my view is jaded because I’ve generally held vocations where your

(flaming arrows received in the back) to
(caramel pecan pie w/ice cream w/0 strings) received

…ratio is about 15:1, but that just an estimate. Who’s really counting anyway? But the words to count; they have a cost. So the toll cost adds up whether we acknowledge it or not (both good and bad words)

So what do you think about failin.gs? Do you have a profile? I don’t, yet. I must admit I am intrigued but not sure.

Peace ~

Books, The Printing Press & Facebook

March 10, 2011 in Current Affairs,Hospitality,Web/Tech,Weblogs with Comments Off

I. In an aural/story telling culture knowledge was tied to relationship, experience & time
(the teacher passed on what he or she knew through time spent together)
(there was interaction around a shared experience or task)
(there was mentoring and apprenticeship)

II. The book captured knowledge & allowed it to be transferred without relationship, mentoring or discussion.
(the author/teacher did not have to be present)
(only content is presented)
(you can glean knowledge without relationship or synthesis through discussion)
(you get a slice of the author’s meaning; without direct interaction you only have
your perspective of what the author is saying; you cannot know for sure…at every level)

III. The printing press extended this
(knowledge > w/o interaction)
(interpretations change as contexts effecting the reader vary widely)
(with travel limitations & sheer #’s of people there is no way that everyone can get to the author)

…discussion declines
…civility declines
…relationships decline
…the ability to mentor declines.

*Discussion didn’t go away but it seems that it had/has to at some levels be worked for. Interaction around knowledge takes determination and intent. (book club, small group, seminar, class)

*Could the book/printing press in some ways have helped  give rise to the importance of the charismatic speaker (especially in the church world)? Is there a longing for learning/knowledge that is tied to a personality? Is this really a longing for mentoring?

? My Main Question: Does Social Space Help Bring These Things Back?
1. Today, people get a book or get interested in a book and connect with the author through a blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
2. Authors often respond and discuss with their followers/commenters/readers.
3. Affinity groups are all over the internet…everything from groups that gather to discuss trading cards, novelty cars, 0r _______________ (your hobby…I bet there is a group out there.)
4. Facebook and Twitter make gathering geographically or in social space really really easy. Discussion is almost asked for on Facebook by it’s structure.
5. We now have a generation where 84% have immediate access to devices which allow for connection.
6. We are surrounded opportunities to interact and collaborate.

So…If Discussion and interaction is making a comeback, how do we ensure that there is also civility and hospitality. Are there ways to foster relationships and mentoring?

30 Seconds of Reading & I NEED Your Thoughts! (Please :)

March 7, 2011 in Current Affairs,Web/Tech,Weblogs with 1 Comment

If a 1st Place is where you live,
(personal space)

a 2nd Place is where you work,
(productive space)

And a 3rd Place is where you hang out or play
(neutral space),

What is Social Space?
(i.e. Facebook, Twitter or a blog)

Is it a 4th Place or is it a cross section of some or all of the first three spaces?

Ready? Go!

 

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