10.03.2006 20:33 CONE IT UP
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ChrisM70 - 10/03/2006 21:31:18
Interesting conversation.
It’s nice to hear of an example of blogging being used to effect change so directly.
As a citizen of Kansas City (flyover country) and as a graphic designer, it’s nice to have blogs that are related to design, since there aren’t that many people interested in this subject in KC, but with designobserver.com and beadesigngroup.com and others, I can read up on the latest in graphic design – regardless of physical location!
P.S. Hope you guys enjoyed Kansas City during your visit – at least more than ZeFrank does… (jerk) 
SteveL - 10/03/2006 21:42:21
Now you know why I’m so proud of my old home town of Greensboro. What a great way to use blogging…to improve the local community. Everyone is always thinking International. Way to go “Big G” (and Ed).
Bob - 10/03/2006 22:47:26
Nice piece. What Cone described feels very much like what Debbie Galant is doing at http://www.baristanet.com.
Local community blogging is one of the more compelling areas of the medium.
Hope the trip is going well. I was in Wichita few months ago. Big clean town.
All the best,
Bob
W.O.( in Oblivion, OK ) - 10/03/2006 23:12:03
That was a great interview.
Andy - 10/03/2006 23:48:20
Amanda, less bloggers more environment please.
It is not that I am deeply involved in green efforts but I don’t think I can watch another talking head blogger interview unless it is Daryl Hannah or someone else who has something to talk about besides their blog or even worse talking about another person’s blog or how a blog saved the world and got the girl.
I personally would like to see more text on your blog about the trip. Captions on all the pics would be nice too.
joe c - 10/04/2006 00:19:27
Ed’s comments on local blogging bring home the major difference that I see with blogging vs. Old Media.
“This time it’s personal!”
Individuals talking to individuals is how opinions get changed, action gets started and movements get created. It’s the personal connection aspect of blogs and particularly vlogs that make them so powerful.
The other really significant aspect of blogging and vlogging is exactly what OldMedia castigates it for. It’s NOT objective. Personal media require the reader or viewer to engage their brain and critical capabilities to decide, “Does this person know what they’re talking about?” “Are they persuasive, do their words have the ring of truth, or are they just blowing smoke?” Gee, vlogs make people think. What a concept!
joe c.
sean coon - 10/04/2006 02:11:10
thanks for that interview, amanda. ed is a huge voice in town, but his biggest contribution might be in inspiring locals to pick up blogging after fighting him for months in his comment threads 
his story about michele is spot on. four months after meeting her at a greensboro blogger meetup, we partnered up to work on a local non-profit project to empower greensboro’s homeless people’s voice online. we’re now, hopefully, just a few weeks away from launching.
without blogging, there’s no way i would have met or teamed up with her. quite honestly, without blogging, i’d still be in a 9 to 5 mindset, trying to climb ladders and stuff pockets…
d henry - 10/04/2006 02:36:16
Gee, that was a fine interview. Ed is really doing something significant and making the local work. The last comment here from joe c. is very wise too. It is the element of the personal that is the threat to the old media. That people are coming out and saying what they are seeing and feeling and trying to have their own impact. That is somehow not objective, not “researched” enough. It’s like we all have to be top down, have an expert tell us what’s news and what’s significant and even how we should feel about it. Well, not any more. Nice work, all.
Consumatron - 10/04/2006 02:40:40
I personally like hearing about what prompted all of these bloggers to start blogging and what keeps them going.
Bill Streeter - 10/04/2006 03:58:48
Hey that was a really good conversation. I’m very interesed in localism and blogging (and vlogging) and this guy is dead on. Thanks for the great interview.
Oh and it was great to see you last weekend. Hope you can make it back when you can spend more time.
Dennis Swanson - 10/04/2006 05:59:11
Keep it coming! Good job, as usual.
Chris Weaver - 10/04/2006 14:52:35
Number 1 – There’s an art to the free flowing, handheld camera technique and this isn’t it. This is just shaky and herky jerky. Even though it’s handheld, smooth it out a bit. Also, I personally think that both cameras should be either on the tripod or handheld. The wide handheld would have looked OK with the tight handheld but the tight shot on the tripod would have given a more polished look with the wide shot as is.
Number 2 – I don’t generally like overly bright backgrounds, but (judging from the photo and then seeing the video) it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but it was a bit distracting. But since I wasn’t there I don’t know if there was a better background.
Number 3 – I like the long form sit down on the internet. Some viewers get really engaged by this type of style and the internet is the perfect place for it.
Good interview Amanda!
Walter Crespo - 10/04/2006 15:09:07
I hope this comment is not a duplicate if it is, sorry, but I left one early this mourning and I still don’t see it. I just want to say I enjoyed this one, Amanda, and please avoid train tracks, also I liked that writing in 3D idea, sounds cool. Ok here we gonna hit post again, but first I gotta ask myself one questions “do I fell lucky?”
jm - 10/04/2006 17:08:12
Hey,
Fun flash-back to “snarky” Amanda from “woman of substance interviewer” Amanda. I see you’ve been nominated for a Grammy by Mr Sun Blog for your single “Goin’ To Meet Ed Cone”
Rock on.
rudy - 10/04/2006 18:47:26
Testing comments
Mike - 10/04/2006 21:37:20
blogging about blogging is bloring!
Ferodynamics - 10/05/2006 01:56:43
Sleeps, creeps, leaps.
Nice analogy.
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Steven - 11/06/2006 00:52:55
Writing in 3-D is such a good metaphor for blogging.