Brevity has its place. A strong message delivered concisely has always been an important part of communication. No argument there. Watching the “Snack Culture” encroach in other areas has been a little discouraging. Brevity can be artful but not all art can survive brevity intact.

Maybe I just wasn’t designed to flit about through life like some hummingbird. I like the “I’ve taken time to create this; will you take time to experience it fully/be a part of it?” dynamic.

Brevity has its place. A strong message delivered concisely has always been an important part of communication. No argument there. Watching the “Snack Culture” encroach in other areas has been a little discouraging. Brevity can be artful but not all art can survive brevity intact.

Maybe I just wasn’t designed to flit about through life like some hummingbird. I like the “I’ve taken time to create this; will you take time to experience it fully/be a part of it?” dynamic.

I think that brevity kills storytelling, and the more that we focus on it, the more that art will be lost. It’s the same as the whole “Spelling & grammar don’t count on the internet” attitude. Well, yes, it frigging well does. The more we allow people to spell things incorrectly, to ignore the art of our language and lexicon, the more that becomes normal, and the more the art gets lost.

I’m all for changes to the lexicon and the general zeitgeist of communication. You can’t fight it. But not at the cost of the collective intelligence of the following generations.

There, thats my soliloquy for the day.

I think that brevity kills storytelling, and the more that we focus on it, the more that art will be lost. It’s the same as the whole “Spelling & grammar don’t count on the internet” attitude. Well, yes, it frigging well does. The more we allow people to spell things incorrectly, to ignore the art of our language and lexicon, the more that becomes normal, and the more the art gets lost.

I’m all for changes to the lexicon and the general zeitgeist of communication. You can’t fight it. But not at the cost of the collective intelligence of the following generations.

There, thats my soliloquy for the day.

The biggest problem I have with BuzzMachine and other like-minded blogs are the overlong paragraphs. It gets to a point where I can’t tell what’s more important than anything else. We’re on the move; we need bullet points, lists and short summaries.

I also agree that this kind of thinking leaves room for the reverse killer-app: long-term food for thought. But in a snack-driven world, those long-form meals had better be better than ever.

Does all this mean iJustine is even more prescient than I thought when she named her blog TastyBlogSnack long, long ago?

The biggest problem I have with BuzzMachine and other like-minded blogs are the overlong paragraphs. It gets to a point where I can’t tell what’s more important than anything else. We’re on the move; we need bullet points, lists and short summaries.

I also agree that this kind of thinking leaves room for the reverse killer-app: long-term food for thought. But in a snack-driven world, those long-form meals had better be better than ever.

Does all this mean iJustine is even more prescient than I thought when she named her blog TastyBlogSnack long, long ago?

The trick here is when to “bullet point” and when to explain. We get into so much short hand of communication, it can be difficult to always know who is on your same page.

Part of it is that I think we assume in new media that everyone we meet knows who we are, knows something about us beforehand- filling in the back story takes time- hence the reason podcamp is important.

The trick here is when to “bullet point” and when to explain. We get into so much short hand of communication, it can be difficult to always know who is on your same page.

Part of it is that I think we assume in new media that everyone we meet knows who we are, knows something about us beforehand- filling in the back story takes time- hence the reason podcamp is important.