We need to keep repeating the obvious, so:
I was told that everyone in the NYC online media scene needs to read this NY Times Magazine cover story by and about former Gawker editor Emily Gould and her oversharing problems. I was less than halfway through when I realized I’m not part of that scene, if I ever was. So, the outsider’s perspective: Gould’s story is a familiar one, well-written, and rings with truth in places with regard to microcelebrity and the difficulty of learning how much to share online.
I was 90% through Kottke’s post when I realized I’m not a 2003-level blogger, and I never was. So, the outsider’s perspective: Kottke’s story is a familiar one, well-written, and rings with truth in places with regard to insane peer pressure to read other people’s maniacal written bile and the difficulty of learning how to reblog.
Peer pressure, or OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED? HI BRIAN, HELLO!
