atw: Re: Blogging and employers
- From: "Geoffrey Marnell" <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 07:49:51 +1000
But the point is, Matthew, you gave us nothing more than a quotation from "a
researcher". No name, no qualifications, no reference to any peer-reviewed
publication. For all we knew, you could have been quoting a wheat farmer
from the Wimmera who does a spot of market research on a Saturday afternoon
at the Quambatook Sale Yards ... and for all we now know you are quoting
someone who apparently has a doctorate and does research of some kind. Maybe
what she said is true, but it helps no one assess the quality of what she
has said if we are given no clues about the quality of her research.
As for the quality of the doctor's language, you did her no favours by
quoting her in full when a judicious ellipsis could, without robbing the
meaning, have hidden the infelicities. While clarity of writing (and speech)
doesn't necessarily indicate clarity of mind, muddled writing (and speech)
certainly does suggest a muddled mind. And muddled it certainly was.
It pays to sift the knowledge from all the so-called information flooding
through cyberspace.
Cheers
Geoffrey Marnell
Principal Consultant
Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd
T: +61 3 9596 3456
F: +61 3 9596 3625
W: <http://www.abelard.com.au/> www.abelard.com.au
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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew da Silva
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:46 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Blogging and employers
Geoffrey,
I think it makes a difference to remember that this was a spoken
conversation and people are less thoughtful when speaking, than when
writing. I imagine Dr Anderson would be more careful about her grammar if
she were asked questions by email. We spoke on the phone for about 15
minutes.
Extra cheers,
Matthew da Silva
BA (Hons) MMediaPrac
m 0434 536 772 | e <mailto:mddasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
mddasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
w <http://www.matthewdasilva.com/> matthewdasilva.com
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Marnell
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:41 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Blogging and employers
But Matthew, what does this really mean? It reads like post-modernist,
everything-gores drivel: a series of conceptually fractured clauses-aka non
sequiturs-starting down one alley, ending down another. "As a researcher in
the area...": Que? "As a wheat farmer in the Wimmera, I reckon that string
theory is a bit of multi-universal nonsense. Well, good on you.
This is one of the many problems with the anyone-can-be-an-expert (aka
Wikipedia-based) blogosphere. Who really gives a rats what Dr Donelittle
from Quambatook thinks?
Cheers-less
Geoffrey Marnell
Principal Consultant
Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd
T: +61 3 9596 3456
F: +61 3 9596 3625
W: <http://www.abelard.com.au/> www.abelard.com.au
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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew da Silva
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 8:34 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Blogging and employers
Quote:
"As a researcher in the area, my reading of that sort of negativity is more
to do with intergenerational issues and the fact that, in our current
climate, I think a lot of times the use of some of these newer media tools,
like social networking sites, is seen as so much in the domain of a younger
generation. There's a confounding of the situation because I don't think
intergenerational challenges are new, nor has our human response to new
technology been something new. It's been with us for a long time, as well."
Matthew da Silva
BA (Hons) MMediaPrac
m 0434 536 772 | e mddasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
w matthewdasilva.com <http://www.matthewdasilva.com/>
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 8:32 PM
To: Austechwriter
Subject: atw: Re: Blogging and employers
Grr! That should be: "I'm not sure what you *mean* by this..."
Stuart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Burnfield" <slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Austechwriter" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 June, 2009 5:56:01 PM GMT +08:00 Perth
Subject: Re: Blogging and employers
Hi Matthew -
> I spoke to a researcher recently who said that many of
> the 'issues' experienced with new apps, such as those
> grouped under the rubric 'Web 2.0', are intergenerational.
I'm not sure what you many by this (many of the issues are
intergenerational). Could you explain?
Stuart
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