Smarterware

I read Matt’s post and understand where he is coming from. I also read the comments of his post and agree more so with a few of the commenters. If I read one of his posts and have a conversation with my wife about it, then that is a private conversation he wouldn’t and shouldn’t hear. I feel the same is true for Facebook comments. Facebook comments are conversation that I have with my circle of friends and I may not want the original author to see them, nor do I believe they need to. I realize having the conversation on the Internet changes the game quite a bit, especially in the case of Google Buzz where everything seems so public, but in some cases the conversation can still remain somewhat private.

I agree, if I wanted to give feedback on publishers work, I should so at the original source. If I want to have a conversation with my own friends about that publishers work, why should they need to see that conversation or even be involved?

In the case of this post here on Smarterware. Should I post my comments about this subject here or on Matt’s blog where he originally talked about the subject? I think here. Smarterware.org is like your Facebook. You linked to a blog post here and expressed your opinion. Your circle of friends (Smarterware.org commenters) then have a conversation here about the blog post you linked to. Should we be having this conversation on Matt’s blog or here? Again I think it should be here.

If none of this make sense, feel free to disregard. Gina, thanks for the work you do on This Week In Google. I love that show!