The 2Web Crew #15 - Cyber Bullying, F#*$%&ng Swearing, Davos, Qtrax and Facebook’s Open API
Join Techcrunch’s Duncan Riley, Norg Media’s Bronwen Clune, World Communities’ Laurel Papworth, and The Podcast Network’s Cameron Reilly for a chat about
- cyber bullying and cyber stalking
- swearing on blogs
- blogging at Davos
- Qtrax
- Facebook’s open API
- and more!
This show was recorded with a live audience via Ustream and with live audience participation via Tangler.
Read the live shownotes from the Tangler forum.
The music heard on this episode is:
The Whitsundays
“It Must Be Me” (mp3)
from “The Whitsundays”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)
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January 31st, 2008 at 12:36 am
I felt like swearing at the choppy feed but I am looking forward to hearing the audio. I woke up at 1.15pm and then I thought that I should head over to the live recording (my first time!) straight away!
January 31st, 2008 at 9:24 am
Yeah sorry about that feed Erk. Not sure what the problem was.
I’ve been thinking more about Duncan’s criticisms of Scoble on the show too and his statement that Scoble only had a high profile because he worked at Microsoft. I thought I should point out that Scoble was neither the first nor the only Microsoft blogger. There were bloggers there before him and during his time at MSFT I think there were at least 6000 employees blogging. You have to ask why HE was the one everybody knew.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:03 am
The actual Skype recording was a lot better than the live feed although there were those connection issues. If everyone sounded like Cameron (are you using a mixer, Cam?) it would be super but that’s partly Skype.
February 1st, 2008 at 7:12 am
The swearing part reminded me of a joke.
A boy and his mother get into a car and the mom starts driving. Suddenly, the child asks the mom:
- Mummy, where are all those fuckers?
- They only come out when daddy’s driving, dear
It still puzzles how the bible-abiding nation like the united states has the biggest porn industry that defies the whole so-called christian values they want to fight for.
Cheers, Guy!
February 1st, 2008 at 11:51 am
Erk, I sound better because the recording is happening on my end, it’s always going to be cleaner.
Raf, ever read the bible? It’s half porn. Incest, harems, butt sex…
February 1st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
might as well put my 3 cents in whilst I find myself incapacitated at work today :)
1. Cyber bullying /stalking
After spending almost half of my life online, it had become increasingly difficult to stay anonymous. I made the conscious decision to lower the shield and treat the web as I do real life (knowing full well that it would be incredibly easy to dig up dirt on me in 10 years time if one feels inclined to). Unfortunately this made me a target for stalking/bullying.
When it comes to stalking, I’ve occasionally had dodgy eMails, calls on my phone and people turn up at my front door thanks to my online presence. I’m not overly too fussed about it, its moreso annoying and has forced me to screen my calls and use a PO Box. I don’t find the concept “scary”, I know how to look after myself in those situations but I do find it extremely concerning that I know a number of females online who have been stalked to a point where real-life restraining orders have had to be put up.
2. Swearing on blogs
Honestly I don’t know why people even bother complaining about this kind of stuff. It’s the net for gods sakes.. If you don’t like it, then don’t read it. Simple as that. Now I know this sort of attitude also allows things like hate crimes and child porn to exist online - but who should draw the line at what should be considered acceptable in an online community? Nuff said.
3. Qtrax
I say this has been brilliant marketing on behalf of Qtrax to begin with (I wondered if this was used to manipulate stocks). Firstly the whole platform was completely stupid - you’re forced to download a itunes-like player which is based on the songbird platform and watch ads whenever you play the music. Plus the songs allegedly can’t be loaded onto the Apple iPod - which suggests to me that their “DRM free” claim is completely false. In the end the only reason why people cared about it so much is that the blogosphere hailed it as the killer app. I’m happy to pay for my music and I’ll break the DRM if I need to stick the music on a player that isn’t compatible, as long as there is a way.
Anyways, good work on the podcast. Thoroughly enjoyed this episode and wished I was there to contribute.
February 2nd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Man alive, i wish you edited some of that..
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:49 am
I’m sure Microhoo will get a run….