The reason that I think that is because if you take a look around at some of the conversations taking place by the people who are creating this space, things like semantics are still being discussed –

There are still conversations taking place as to whether or not we should call it “podcasting” and there are other conversations happening where the validity of social networks are being discussed and mostly emotional responses can be found – nothing statistical for the most part.

So, if the people creating the space cannot even seem to understand things, who “out there” can possibly begin to understand it for themselves.

I love speaking in an open, tongue-in-cheek way, mostly because I realize that there aren’t any real answers at this point – that may not really be a problem, as it seems that some people have already been able to capitalize on this space by only focusing on one or two elements of the big picture – that’s a good thing, and really makes a lot of sense.

example, A race car driver doesn’t need to know how the engine works, as long as he can drive and win races.

I tuned into Steve Garfield’s live feed the other day – I followed his Tweet to a conference he was at – and the social media experts were mentioning examples of artists and filmmakers who had made work available “for free” on-line; instead of this devaluing their work, prices for it actually went up. In the new media market, the old adages about “giving it away” aren’t relevant in today’s world.

I wish storytelling media outlets like the major networks would hire more writers (with a technical bent, like me!) to write Tweets, character blogs, and other immersive new media. Perhaps the job title could be “Staff Internet Writer” and the writer’s sole duty would be to keep up the on-line presence of the character in order to enhance the story experience. When will the stodgy old boardroom members wake up?

I have been an on-again, off-again fan of the soap opera “General Hospital” for almost 13 years now. There is a blog “written” by one of the veteran characters on the show. Problem is, I think ABC always puts *just* enough effort into these endeavors, and it falls short. Soap opera fans in particular are VERY loyal and passionate about the show, staging campaigns over love matches and such. When you write a half-assed blog that doesn’t sound like it’s from the character at all (not to mention their INCORRECT story summaries), I think it’s a bigger turnoff than not doing anything at all.

I don’t know if I’d want to be immersed in them, though. Reading about a butler driving through the English countryside contemplating what it means to be a good butler made for good reading, but would probably be a bore IRL. Per usual, fantasy is (far) better than the reality.