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Founding Fathers Pioneers: industry luminaries who created the vision of open media and continue to shape it. [note: updated 8 May after AO/Technorati received and responded to well-deserved flack about the sexist, exclusionary FF term.]
The Tool Smiths: web service entrepreneurs and companies building the open media tools (blogs, social software, wikis, RSS, analytic tools, etc.).
The Trendsetters: the influencers driving and evangelizing the adoption and applications of Open Media.
The Practitioners: the top bloggers in politics, business, technology, and media.
The Enablers: the venture capitalists and investors backing the Open Media Revolution.
1. Liz Lawley on May 7, 2005 09:59 PM writes...
Apparently none of the men sending enthusiastic links in Dave's direction have any problem with the use of a category like "Founding Fathers."
I thought better of Dave. And you.
Permalink to Comment2. Stowe Boyd on May 7, 2005 10:06 PM writes...
Liz - I guess you're right, since I -- without reflecting on it -- copied and pasted the content from Dave's post here. It certainly should be "Founders" and not "Founding Fathers." I will ping Dave on that, too. Apologies all round. - S
Permalink to Comment3. Stowe Boyd on May 8, 2005 04:56 AM writes...
Liz - They have changed the term to "Pioneers" as I noted on the post. Again, my bad.
Permalink to Comment4. WonkThis! on May 9, 2005 03:45 AM writes...
I see no reason for the blogosphere and especially the longtailers to participate in driving traffic or helping to promote Technorati and AlwaysOn.
We will simply be treated to yet another version of an A-list which does a lousy job of representing the vast numbers and types who contribute to growing open media. Further, the longtailers are asked to vote to place traffic and thereby ad money in the pockets of a few. What does it mean to be an A-lister? Check out ad rates for this site.
http://www.blogads.com/hibsmboscfmmtpvuiofu/instapunditsecondslot/advertise
or this one.
http://www.blogads.com/lptebjmzlptdpn/dailykospremium/advertise
So longtailers, why should you vote? Instead, vote for "This Space Intentionally Left Blank."
See http://www.thosebastards.com for the example.
Permalink to Comment5. WonkThis! on May 19, 2005 06:19 AM writes...
An important update to this story.
1. David Silfry removed all of the negative comments he received on this lame promotion for Technorati and AlwaysOn from his blog. That's multiple comments from various bloggers opposed to the AOTechnorati100 have been wipped off the record.
2. The protest posts from www.thosebastards.com and other sites are no longer showing up in the AOTechnorati100 tag search.
3. After imposing corporate censorship on one of his employees and these moves to prevent and eliminate criticism, how can bloggers trust this censorship wielding guy?
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