Comments on: ‘Hey - more reasons not to try stuff on the web!’ http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:51:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brink http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469727 Brink Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469727 "Trying things." Yeah. How about trying to give readers the most comprehensive, fact-based NEWS coverage (which is why they come to your site) instead of trying to pretend you're a "social notworking" site? “Trying things.” Yeah.

How about trying to give readers the most comprehensive, fact-based NEWS coverage (which is why they come to your site) instead of trying to pretend you’re a “social notworking” site?

]]> By: Howard Owens http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469717 Howard Owens Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:35:33 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469717 Some of the ideas were, "you're stupid to have even tried that," others were, "thanks for trying, but you did it wrong (and should have known better)," and the third class was, "thanks for trying,but if you keep trying, you'll do better next time (fail fast and learn from your mistakes)." Overall the story was lacked direction, purpose or perspective. Trying things and making mistakes isn't news. Some of the ideas were, “you’re stupid to have even tried that,” others were, “thanks for trying, but you did it wrong (and should have known better),” and the third class was, “thanks for trying,but if you keep trying, you’ll do better next time (fail fast and learn from your mistakes).”

Overall the story was lacked direction, purpose or perspective.

Trying things and making mistakes isn’t news.

]]> By: Jay Small http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469685 Jay Small Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:00:41 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/27/hey-more-reasons-not-to-try-stuff-on-the-web/#comment-469685 Right on. Besides, most bloggers just reposted the list without the narrative, making it yet another meaningless, overgeneralized "Top Tips" list. Just because something fails for someone doesn't mean that thing always fails for everyone. Replace "fails" with "succeeds" and that last sentence still works. Either way, trendy tips that read like absolute rules of operation don't gibe with reality. Right on. Besides, most bloggers just reposted the list without the narrative, making it yet another meaningless, overgeneralized “Top Tips” list.

Just because something fails for someone doesn’t mean that thing always fails for everyone. Replace “fails” with “succeeds” and that last sentence still works. Either way, trendy tips that read like absolute rules of operation don’t gibe with reality.

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