Saurabh Garg on The New New Thing

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Apart from helping people connect and interact and collaborate on things, Internet has actually democratized information. People can now upload their thoughts in any form (text, audio, video, mashup), tag them appropriately and watch the entire world discover it and take it forward.

You no longer need to be a celebrity or a rockstar or a politician to attract crowds as long as you know the right forums to voice your opinion.

The beauty of the medium is that the response is immediate. You will know in an instant if your idea holds merit and if it excites more people. You will get instant feedback. You will get in touch with people who think the way you think and you can now collaborate.

Any quick and dirty opinions?

If everyone is evangelizing new media and social media, then how come the same “evangelists” get excited about even a small and insignificant mention of their name in the most obscure of the newspapers and TV channels that no one bothers to read/see?

Dichotomy at its very best.

If everyone became a publisher, we would be back to the jungle where everyone wants to rule and instead of actually working on things, we will only indulge in flame wars, ego battles, mud slinging.

Every culture, society, system and civilization needs some kind of moderation. Moment this moderation is absent, everyone by their very nature wants to rule. With this urge to rule comes narcissism.

People say the future is digital and the traditional media as we know it will be dead. If that happens, I will be a scared man. A very scared man.

Ashish on Pluggdin writes

the Indian YouTube doesn’t seem to be about “You” (i.e. the user). It’s about ‘Them’ - the content players.

I think all the people who fall under “us” want to elevate themselves to the “them” category. People need a motivation for their actions and often gratification comes in shape of recognition. And moment you are recognized, you become a “them” from an “us”.

The world might vouch for free expression but its real pleasure to talk someone who knows what they are talking about.

They have attached the word “social” to every word in the dictionary and are trying to make business models outta it.

Every marketer sells dreams. If a customer can conjure up an old dream after using your brand, your brand gets a new fan.

P.S.: miniThoughts - thoughts expressed in less than 200 words.