NYC PhotoBloggers Event at Apple Store Feb 26
I just came across an announcement that there will be an "NYC
PhotoBloggers Event" at the Apple Store in NYC at Prince and Greene
(SoHo) on February 26 starting at 6:00pm. Given the incredible boost
in net art that has come as a result of the growing popularity of
blogs, this sounds like it could be a very interesting event.
See: http://www.rion.nu/nyc/
Apparently, in addition to an exhibition, there will also be
presentations made by SixApart (Developers of TypePad and
MoveableType) and Fotolog.net.
bob wyman
CTO, PubSub Concepts, Inc.
http://pubsub.com
PhotoBloggers Event" at the Apple Store in NYC at Prince and Greene
(SoHo) on February 26 starting at 6:00pm. Given the incredible boost
in net art that has come as a result of the growing popularity of
blogs, this sounds like it could be a very interesting event.
See: http://www.rion.nu/nyc/
Apparently, in addition to an exhibition, there will also be
presentations made by SixApart (Developers of TypePad and
MoveableType) and Fotolog.net.
bob wyman
CTO, PubSub Concepts, Inc.
http://pubsub.com
Re: Poll Position (Quality and Quantity vs Frequency)
Today's Net Art News carried a poll on publishing frequency (i.e.
the current three days per week or five days per week.) As is often
the case with such polls, I found myself looking for the "None of the
above" option...
The problem, of course, is that Net Art News appears limited to a
single announcement per message. Thus, the quantity of information
provided is limited by the publication frequency -- not by the quality
of information. Thus, one variable (quantity of information) is
controlled by a second (frequency of publication) rather than by
quality. This is unfortunate since very different factors rule one's
preferences re each of these variables.
Net Art News serves the editorial or curatorial function of
selecting, from a presumably large quantity of possible items, just
those that are of a high enough level of quality (however the editor
defines "quality") to be published. While it may be the case that
typically this means that only three or five items per week meet the
bar, I assume that from time to time there are more or less. In weeks
where five or six, even 15 items!, are good enough to be published, I
would like to see them all. In weeks when there is nothing to be
published, I would prefer not to be bothered. On the other hand, my
demand for this information isn't terribly time-sensitive and I would
prefer that my mailbox not be cluttered with Net Art News mailings. My
fear is that if the publishing frequency went to five days per week,
the result would be a lowering of the bar and Net Art News would start
publishing things that would not otherwise meet the three-per-week
level of quality. The fear here is, of course, that quality of
information would become even more dependent on publishing frequency
then it already is.
My desire for the information is independent of my desire
concerning the frequency with which it is published.
So, what I would suggest is: Continue with the publishing
frequency of three times per week, but in the *exceptional* cases when
there are more than three items that meet the standards for
publication, allow a single Net Art News message to carry more than
one announcement. (make quantity and quality of information
independent of publishing frequency)
bob wyman
the current three days per week or five days per week.) As is often
the case with such polls, I found myself looking for the "None of the
above" option...
The problem, of course, is that Net Art News appears limited to a
single announcement per message. Thus, the quantity of information
provided is limited by the publication frequency -- not by the quality
of information. Thus, one variable (quantity of information) is
controlled by a second (frequency of publication) rather than by
quality. This is unfortunate since very different factors rule one's
preferences re each of these variables.
Net Art News serves the editorial or curatorial function of
selecting, from a presumably large quantity of possible items, just
those that are of a high enough level of quality (however the editor
defines "quality") to be published. While it may be the case that
typically this means that only three or five items per week meet the
bar, I assume that from time to time there are more or less. In weeks
where five or six, even 15 items!, are good enough to be published, I
would like to see them all. In weeks when there is nothing to be
published, I would prefer not to be bothered. On the other hand, my
demand for this information isn't terribly time-sensitive and I would
prefer that my mailbox not be cluttered with Net Art News mailings. My
fear is that if the publishing frequency went to five days per week,
the result would be a lowering of the bar and Net Art News would start
publishing things that would not otherwise meet the three-per-week
level of quality. The fear here is, of course, that quality of
information would become even more dependent on publishing frequency
then it already is.
My desire for the information is independent of my desire
concerning the frequency with which it is published.
So, what I would suggest is: Continue with the publishing
frequency of three times per week, but in the *exceptional* cases when
there are more than three items that meet the standards for
publication, allow a single Net Art News message to carry more than
one announcement. (make quantity and quality of information
independent of publishing frequency)
bob wyman