Comments on: Calling Jack Thurston http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/ People, places and ICT Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave Nolan http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-71 Dave Nolan Wed, 07 May 2008 12:45:19 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-71 I love this. May I propose a new unit of measurement (the Berry?): the number of minutes between posting about someone you've never contacted before and them responding in the comments. The lower the number, the higher your Internet bragging rights... Dave I love this.

May I propose a new unit of measurement (the Berry?): the number of minutes between posting about someone you’ve never contacted before and them responding in the comments.

The lower the number, the higher your Internet bragging rights…

Dave

]]> By: Simon's Blog » Best blog post so far http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-57 Simon's Blog » Best blog post so far Fri, 02 May 2008 18:15:44 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-57 [...] an amazing demonstration of how this latest generation of internet technology (aka Web 2.0) works: Calling Jack Thurston - an experiment in social [...] [...] an amazing demonstration of how this latest generation of internet technology (aka Web 2.0) works: Calling Jack Thurston - an experiment in social [...]

]]> By: Paul Webster http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-27 Paul Webster Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:52:13 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-27 Brilliant experiment Simon ! Seen Paul H's blog on this too so will leave a comment over ... my thoughts here are this was a brilliant experiment, my thought over there are more to do with the Ruralnet web evolution. Brilliant experiment Simon !

Seen Paul H’s blog on this too so will leave a comment over … my thoughts here are this was a brilliant experiment, my thought over there are more to do with the Ruralnet web evolution.

]]> By: jon http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-26 jon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:53:39 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-26 Simon, Just checking in. I learned about your post (and the previous post) within hours through technorati. Like Jack, I like to keep abreast of who is listening and what they find interesting. Interestingly, I only find fans this way. In the echo chamber of the blogosphere its hard to find any critics which would be useful. Of course, I already know Jack, who actually looked me up when he was in town a few years back. We had a great face to face conversation over beer about the world of bike radio. Scott Alumbaugh ended his "bike talk" show a few years ago. The fact that his name still comes up on LastFM is a testament to the reality of the "long tail." I'm setting up a profile on LastFM now! -jon Simon,

Just checking in. I learned about your post (and the previous post) within hours through technorati.

Like Jack, I like to keep abreast of who is listening and what they find interesting. Interestingly, I only find fans this way. In the echo chamber of the blogosphere its hard to find any critics which would be useful.

Of course, I already know Jack, who actually looked me up when he was in town a few years back. We had a great face to face conversation over beer about the world of bike radio.

Scott Alumbaugh ended his “bike talk” show a few years ago. The fact that his name still comes up on LastFM is a testament to the reality of the “long tail.”

I’m setting up a profile on LastFM now!

-jon

]]> By: Simon http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-25 Simon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:44:50 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-25 Thanks Jack - the speed of response even surprised me! Thanks for playing the game and helping me prove a point. I look forward to our 'real' paths crossing at some time in the future. With best wishes Simon 17/02/2008 Thanks Jack - the speed of response even surprised me! Thanks for playing the game and helping me prove a point.

I look forward to our ‘real’ paths crossing at some time in the future.

With best wishes

Simon
17/02/2008

]]> By: Jack Thurston http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-24 Jack Thurston Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:33:06 +0000 http://simonberry.ruralnet.org.uk/2008/02/17/calling-jack-thurston/#comment-24 Hi Simon, I guess it didn't take long... The dashboard of my Wordpress-powered website <a href="http://www.thebikeshow.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebikeshow.net</a> has a panel indicating of 'recent incoming links', which I think is sourced from <a href="http://www.technorati.com." rel="nofollow">http://www.technorati.com.</a> I tend to take a look at these now and again, to see what people are saying about the show. Listener feedback is really helpful as I try to improve the show. So you did a good job of unearthing various of my activities (at least those with a footprint on the web, or should that be webprint). Today it's almost impossible to separate several different lines of work into distinct boxes and identities - and, ultimately, why should anyone want to. As it happens, the cycling connection often proves to be very potent as an offline social networking activity. Ken Cook, who runs the original (US) version of the farm subsidy database (<a href="http://ewg.org/farm)" rel="nofollow">http://ewg.org/farm)</a> is a keen cyclist and we've developed a friendship as much based on that as on agriculture policy and FOI. More often than not, the wheel turns full circle. Jack Hi Simon,

I guess it didn’t take long… The dashboard of my Wordpress-powered website http://www.thebikeshow.net has a panel indicating of ‘recent incoming links’, which I think is sourced from http://www.technorati.com. I tend to take a look at these now and again, to see what people are saying about the show. Listener feedback is really helpful as I try to improve the show.

So you did a good job of unearthing various of my activities (at least those with a footprint on the web, or should that be webprint). Today it’s almost impossible to separate several different lines of work into distinct boxes and identities - and, ultimately, why should anyone want to.

As it happens, the cycling connection often proves to be very potent as an offline social networking activity. Ken Cook, who runs the original (US) version of the farm subsidy database (http://ewg.org/farm) is a keen cyclist and we’ve developed a friendship as much based on that as on agriculture policy and FOI. More often than not, the wheel turns full circle.

Jack

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