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Where you allow your attention to go… « Intersecting Images — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:27:00 +0000

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By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:25:41 +0000

Flickr serves a purpose at least, in terms of updating mass archives.

I’m digging the nested comments right now, but maybe I can cut back on the threading. I dunno. I’ll live with it a bit and see if I can improve it any.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:33:12 +0000

i write a blog to practice writing, to see what i actually think about things, if that makes sense.

i don’t think commenting is better on twitter really. i don’t think twitter is particularly *good* at anything, really, except convincing people to use the service. laugh at your peril, though! facebook has kept and held users because of that. do you check your friendster/myspace/orkut account to see what events are going on? as it stands, i hardly use facebook, if someone invites me on facebook but not email i’ll never know. that’s just to show that people use things for different purposes.

i appreciate alisha’s point about tying yourself to services, there is nothing intrinsically impressive about updating 5 online profiles or whatever. it just means that you spend a lot of time in front of the computer. (of course this describes more and more people…)

i think it’s harsh to take someone to task for asking to connect on flickr. i’ve been meeting photo people lately and it’s commonplace to ask to see each other’s websites, just so we can see what kind of pictures the other takes. i don’t carry prints with me, but if i give you a link to my flickr page, or my blog, you can see my stuff. that strikes me as pretty useful to say the least, of course i can imagine that some people might go overboard with their willingness to demonstrate knowledge of web apps…

ian: i would suggest having comments nest only a couple levels deep, or maybe even not nest at all. at the time of writing this comment there are like 3 separate threads going on, but i prefer to organize my thoughts. again just a suggestion.

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:37:05 +0000

yeah, it certainly seems logical, but then you only have to look at all the banal crap lining the magazine racks and bookshelves to know it isn’t true.

People will print whatever will sell, and selling doesn’t necessarily mean intelligent.

By: Alisha

Alisha — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:22:38 +0000

I do agree, unfair to say everything in print is good writing, because certainly there are lots of crappy articles, books etc, out there… however, i think the balance must be in favor of good writing when it comes to generally accepted print media. (not talking fringe publications here). Because print has larger costs, the publishers are invested in the content being something that people will continue to read (at least that is my logic and assumption about the industry.)

Good writers are recognizable anywhere, I think. Why do you think subscribe to your feed?

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:47:41 +0000

We actually reached the nested comment limit above and I had to increase it to 10 from 6. I think any more than that and there wouldn’t be much room for the words.

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:46:27 +0000

It’s a little unfair to infer that all good written content is in print, but I understand where you’re coming from.

Basically, I enjoy blogging because I enjoy writing. I write things for print as well. If I just wanted to photograph, I wouldn’t put nearly as much energy into this, I think.

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Elizabeth Heppenstall’s Twitter Update | Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:40:42 +0000

[...] last post generated a fair amount of interesting conversation. As Dan remarked, it would be nice if you could comment directly on a google reader post and have [...]

By: Alisha

Alisha — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:36:05 +0000

yes, avoid all together. splitting across platforms sucks. i must say, the only reason i blog is for photographic responsibility. Most of my friends who are also professional photographers don’t even blog. AT ALL. Let the work speak for itself in galleries, etc. ANY time doing minutae online is time away from creating…. slightly preachy, but it is something I try to ascribe to for the most part… its the voice in the back of my head, saying, this crap doesn’t matter. go photograph, go brainstorm, go sketch, or read something that is actually good enough to be IN PRINT.

By: Ian Aleksander Adams

Ian Aleksander Adams — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:31:57 +0000

hah, good point. Though I do think that the content I create for and comment on the blog is worthwhile, at the very least it’s good training for freelance writing, and I hope to spark good conversation like this – so it feels more worthwhile than updating my facebook status obsessively.