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Thank You
A few days ago, I spent some time thinking about the wonderful relationships that I’ve formed just by having a blog, and by the amazing friends that I’m able to keep up with by reading their online “diaries” of blogging…
And I am thankful.
I’m thankful that a man that lives 3,000 miles away from me is producing my new album, with killer musicians and an amazing vision for my songs. And I’m thankful that a friend who is a professional designer is churning up some amazing cover art for this very project, using pictures that another blog friend, an amazing photographer, spent time working on to get just right.
All of these men are a part of my destiny because of the blogging world. I’ve met every one of them through blogging.
I’m thankful that you will take the time out of your busy and over-committed day just to listen and give thoughtful feedback to my latest songwriting endeavor. And, when I need it, you cheer me on. You leave a comment. You send an email. You stop me in the hallway at work and school. This community has shaped me as an artist and an individual.
So I just wanted to say thank you.
A thousand thank yous.
Web 2.0
- Blog
- Myspace
- Tokbox
- Flickr
- Virb
- Youtube
- Vimeo
- Digg
- Stumbleupon
- etc.
Where are you these days?
(And don’t you think it strange that I asked “where” are you? As if the world wide web has somehow become a spatial concept in my mind, as if you are physically located on my twitter feed, or physically located on your blog, or physically located in Myspace…? Interesting. You are probably sitting on your couch like me, laptop in lap, typing away. If I were to ask “where” you are, the question should probably be a physical one, not an interwebby one. But, still, I ask in relation to the web: where are you? And do you feel as lost as I do?)
The Inundation of Information
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?T.S. Eliot
How much time have I spent thinking of the inundation of information that is at my fingertips every day? That has been at my fingertips for years, starting with Myspace and now with Twittering? Do you remember when Facebook became the new Myspace, then Blogs gained over Facebook, then Twittering became the new Blogging, and now everybody’s Tweeting? What’s next?
What do I do with the eleventy-two ways I have to connect with 750 of my “best friends” these days? Do I really know 750 people?! And if I vaguely remember them from ten years ago, am I supposed to write on their wall? Or is accepting their friend request enough of a hello? How do I sift through all of the chatter and noise? How do I find the depth? The life? The human behind the 140 characters? How do I cull out what’s important and leave the rest? How do I flippin’ know when to stop reading?
And, seriously, how do I know when I need to stop chattering?
And what is all this information going to do to our brains, our relationships, and our culture…?
Do you have any answers?
