Comments on: I Can’t Believe I Ate the Whole Thing http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/ A blog about new media, marketing, and communications Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Chris Ammon http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-273 Chris Ammon Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:11:36 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-273 The more I snack the more pressure is put on the editors who write the headlines. After going RSS crazy recently it's a hefty challenge for me just to get through those! Sometimes I like to snack at my house so I know exactly what I'm going to get. It's like subscribing to the RSS from accessify.com, all website accessibility all the time. Mmm. Other times I like to mooch off my friends. It's fun to try snacks I might not have bought. That's more like subscribing to Seth's blog. Maybe I'll like it, maybe not, but it's exposing me to broader tastes and that never hurts. Especially if it's just a bite. The more I snack the more pressure is put on the editors who write the headlines. After going RSS crazy recently it’s a hefty challenge for me just to get through those!

Sometimes I like to snack at my house so I know exactly what I’m going to get. It’s like subscribing to the RSS from accessify.com, all website accessibility all the time. Mmm.

Other times I like to mooch off my friends. It’s fun to try snacks I might not have bought. That’s more like subscribing to Seth’s blog. Maybe I’ll like it, maybe not, but it’s exposing me to broader tastes and that never hurts. Especially if it’s just a bite.

]]> By: Sara Hill Isacson http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-271 Sara Hill Isacson Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:00:34 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-271 There's no doubt that I'm a hardcore snacker--but I've definitely learned that simply being "aware" of a lot of different things doesn't enable me to contribute well to conversations or make well-informed decisions about them. So while I might not read the Post cover-to-cover, I try to take heartier bites of topics that I find important, so that I can go from being "aware" of them to actually KNOWING them. There’s no doubt that I’m a hardcore snacker–but I’ve definitely learned that simply being “aware” of a lot of different things doesn’t enable me to contribute well to conversations or make well-informed decisions about them.

So while I might not read the Post cover-to-cover, I try to take heartier bites of topics that I find important, so that I can go from being “aware” of them to actually KNOWING them.

]]> By: Lenika Shah http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-266 Lenika Shah Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:13:01 +0000 http://inspireaction.mindandmedia.com/2007/03/21/i-cant-believe-i-ate-the-whole-thing/#comment-266 Jay, Since the technology platforms that news reporters and companies use are so robust, it's almost impossible to just confine yourself to three squares. (Unless you're a hermit and don't ever use the internet or listen to the radio etc). Nowadays, news gets delivered as it occurs so more often then not, we already know about events as they are unfolding, instead of finding out about them the next morning via the paper. Of course, snacking relentesly can be overwhelming, as you and your friend suggest. That's why can choose RSS feeds and podcasts based on content that we care for the most. As for me, I snack throughout the day, starting with a full breakfast of NPR news in the morning and tidbits from BBC online through out the day. Jay,

Since the technology platforms that news reporters and companies use are so robust, it’s almost impossible to just confine yourself to three squares. (Unless you’re a hermit and don’t ever use the internet or listen to the radio etc).

Nowadays, news gets delivered as it occurs so more often then not, we already know about events as they are unfolding, instead of finding out about them the next morning via the paper.

Of course, snacking relentesly can be overwhelming, as you and your friend suggest. That’s why can choose RSS feeds and podcasts based on content that we care for the most.

As for me, I snack throughout the day, starting with a full breakfast of NPR news in the morning and tidbits from BBC online through out the day.

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