Comments on: Post-Netroots // Back In Business http://blog.thepoint.com/2008/07/21/post-netroots-back-in-business/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Emily http://blog.thepoint.com/2008/07/21/post-netroots-back-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Emily Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:45:42 +0000 http://blog.thepoint.com/?p=255#comment-696 <p>Funny, I live in SF and this was the first time I actually met Gavin Newsom! Maybe I shouldn't admit that...</p> <p>But you're absolutely right about the overall attitude of the conference. It was very cheerleader at times, which was at least uplifting and made us all felt good. I sensed a general lack of solutions for the problem of bridging on- and off-line communications. There were some interesting sites proposed, but most of what I saw was still very net-centric. It will be interesting to see who comes up with the next big thing and makes herself rich. I've been wracking my brain, but no brilliant ideas yet. :)</p> Funny, I live in SF and this was the first time I actually met Gavin Newsom! Maybe I shouldn’t admit that…

But you’re absolutely right about the overall attitude of the conference. It was very cheerleader at times, which was at least uplifting and made us all felt good. I sensed a general lack of solutions for the problem of bridging on- and off-line communications. There were some interesting sites proposed, but most of what I saw was still very net-centric. It will be interesting to see who comes up with the next big thing and makes herself rich. I’ve been wracking my brain, but no brilliant ideas yet. :)

]]> By: Christopher Colaninno http://blog.thepoint.com/2008/07/21/post-netroots-back-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Christopher Colaninno Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:51:51 +0000 http://blog.thepoint.com/?p=255#comment-694 <p><i>Further, I wonder what these communities are ultimately going to gain by continuing to ask avid Internet activists year after year how we plan on bridging on and offline activism.</i></p> <p>Yeah, I had the same thought at times. It seemed like one of the times where you saying that needed to be said to some people, while others were basically the choir. There lots of people there that either were consciously combining on and off line activism already or people there that were basically traditional activists. I'm not activist rockstar but I've been attending protests, writing letters, and volunteering on campaigns for way longer then I've been blogging.</p> <p>Only (small) answer I could think is the certain elements of the blogosphere could clap down the dailyshow like condescension at street protesters and their various antics.</p> Further, I wonder what these communities are ultimately going to gain by continuing to ask avid Internet activists year after year how we plan on bridging on and offline activism.

Yeah, I had the same thought at times. It seemed like one of the times where you saying that needed to be said to some people, while others were basically the choir. There lots of people there that either were consciously combining on and off line activism already or people there that were basically traditional activists. I’m not activist rockstar but I’ve been attending protests, writing letters, and volunteering on campaigns for way longer then I’ve been blogging.

Only (small) answer I could think is the certain elements of the blogosphere could clap down the dailyshow like condescension at street protesters and their various antics.

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