Comments on: Debate Doesn\’t Die http://www.contentious.com/2005/07/24/debate-doesnt-die/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Linda Zimmer http://www.contentious.com/2005/07/24/debate-doesnt-die/comment-page-1/#comment-27250 Linda Zimmer Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:17:56 +0000 #comment-27250 Amy, keep pushing the conversation forward! I'm always amused at the attitude of "we've already discussed that" or better yet, "bloggers are all just a bunch of people talking to themselves." Well, DUH! If blogs are "conversation" shouldn't that mean people talking about things that interest them - when it interests them? If you are at a party and you don't like the topic, you move to another pod. It is no different here. If you are tempted to say "the conversation is over" ask yourself if you aren't applying "old media" thinking to modern media. We need to rethink press releases and the products of public relations in general. At the moment, press releases still have a function as a certain class of document. However, very soon a "document" will simply be the sum of links. Amy, keep pushing the conversation forward! I’m always amused at the attitude of “we’ve already discussed that” or better yet, “bloggers are all just a bunch of people talking to themselves.” Well, DUH! If blogs are “conversation” shouldn’t that mean people talking about things that interest them – when it interests them? If you are at a party and you don’t like the topic, you move to another pod. It is no different here. If you are tempted to say “the conversation is over” ask yourself if you aren’t applying “old media” thinking to modern media.

We need to rethink press releases and the products of public relations in general. At the moment, press releases still have a function as a certain class of document. However, very soon a “document” will simply be the sum of links.

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