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	Phil's Blogservations Thursday, October 13, 2005 Posted by philgomes 6:56 PM Branscum On Absolutes, Carr On Web 2.0 Branscum On Absolutes, Carr On Web 2.0 Sunday, Sunday, Sunday... Bloggers versus MSM... Your ticket pays for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge! Deborah Branscum writes: I have never, ever understood the cult of professionalism adhered to by some journalists (bloggers have no journalism degrees, bloggers bad amateurs, bloggers threaten professionals, so must be crushed). Nor have I been on the bandwagon to eviserate those bastard pros that some "citizen journalists" have been riding for years. This either/or bullshit drives me nuts. It doesn't have to be a contest. But it is... True enough. I've been dealing publicly and privately with folks who artificially create mutually exclusive absolutes in order to make their point. It really does come off as shrill. You all know the type. Blogs are here. MSM is dead. Blogs are here. PR is dead. RSS is here. Email is dead. (Yes, I have heard this in the non-bulk-email sense and, even when appropriately applied, the argument falls apart in absolute terms.) The Galactic Empire is here. The Republic is dead. Maybe it's a coping mechanism, like stereotypes. In a world of info-over-stimulation, maybe our brains are just wired to work in this way. Deborah links to Nicholas Carr's well-written post about Web 2.0, which makes an attempt to peel away the neo-religious overtones that are often ascribed to the concept. I'm not sure I agree with the entire piece — connotatively, I might've picked a different term than "amoral", for example — but it's an excellent read. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This is the blog of Phil Gomes, SVP with Edelman Digital and senior advisor to the Society for New Communications Research. This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. Phil currently resides in Chicago, IL. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes.com View my page on PROpenMic SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.