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E3 And WWDC – It Seemed the Same

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OK, it may just be me – but this week WWDC and E3 kind of felt the same to me.

I don't know if it's a case of perspective.  Perhaps I'm just used to seeing things from a "high-level" analysis point of view and I saw them as part of the same trends and patterns.  But it didn't feel like a case of perspective; it felt like I was seeing two things that were way too much a like.

The new technology.  The analysis of the trends by the pundits.  The market talk.  The discussion of repercussions.  More new technology.  More analysis.

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Embarrassment In The Time of E-Publishing?

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Lately I've been experimenting with online publishing sites as a way to put out an advanced report for the Geek Scanner.  That's also had me thinking about how easy it is to publish, and what it means for the embarrassment of publishing something bad.

We've all heard about some meltdown that some author had online, from fanfic writers to professionals (in everything but the "professional dignity" sense). More people are putting stuff out more people are able to read it, so what does it mean for the idea of being embarrassed for putting out something bad?

Know what? I'm not sure.  I've wondered about similar issues before, and I'm wondering still.

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