Comments on: It’s the quality that counts http://www.winextra.com/2008/03/24/its-the-quality-that-counts/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:49:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Scobleizer http://www.winextra.com/2008/03/24/its-the-quality-that-counts/#comment-73007 Scobleizer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:47:25 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/03/24/its-the-quality-that-counts/#comment-73007 Everyone is quality. I learn something from the janitor, just like I can learn something from the CEO. And, anyway, I've learned that quality to me is someone else's noise. Everyone is quality. I learn something from the janitor, just like I can learn something from the CEO. And, anyway, I've learned that quality to me is someone else's noise.

]]> By: Dltq http://www.winextra.com/2008/03/24/its-the-quality-that-counts/#comment-73008 Dltq Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:59:55 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/03/24/its-the-quality-that-counts/#comment-73008 The problem once you scan 400 blogs per day, or have the endless stream of twitters coming in, is that you - well - lose the questions. Unless you are a Really Focused Person. (And I am not, so the whole DLTQ name is above all a reminder to myself). It becomes just a stream of data; you don't connect with it, nothing more profound happens, even though you might link to X blog post on your linkblog or you might even blog about the topic yourself - - but - - the conversation stops there. <br><br>I recently cut back from 330 to 100 people I follow on Twitter. Not because of "their quality", but because of a lack of connection with the 230. <br><br>I look forward to when we will stop being so focused on fame or timestamp, and rather spend time exploring the issues more in-depth. The problem once you scan 400 blogs per day, or have the endless stream of twitters coming in, is that you - well - lose the questions. Unless you are a Really Focused Person. (And I am not, so the whole DLTQ name is above all a reminder to myself). It becomes just a stream of data; you don't connect with it, nothing more profound happens, even though you might link to X blog post on your linkblog or you might even blog about the topic yourself - - but - - the conversation stops there.

I recently cut back from 330 to 100 people I follow on Twitter. Not because of “their quality”, but because of a lack of connection with the 230.

I look forward to when we will stop being so focused on fame or timestamp, and rather spend time exploring the issues more in-depth.

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