I’m listening to Robert Scoble talk at LIFT06. In listening to him talk about how Microsoft is listening to customers thoughts throughout the blogosphere (I presume they’re also listening to comments which would be good), I wonder if this will eventually lead to a civilizing of the blogosphere. If individuals are really being heard then maybe they’ll “act” /write like it. I hope that this can help to reduce “flaming” defaming (I know given that I’ve lived with the net for 27 years you’d think I’d remember that flame wars have been around as long as email) but maybe just maybe this time we can make the net more intimate and personal not a shield to hide behind.
An insightful counterpoint to my hope is a Wired news report out today on understanding the tone of email.
I tend to think that email is probably less well prepared than blog entries or comments, hopefully given that blogs are inherently public people will think more abut them.
It’s worth watching Robert’s talk. Microsoft is doing themselves a world of good with Robert, he’s a credit to the company, hopefully he can help change their attitude (more open) and thereby improve their image.
