Comments on: Publisher Or Blogger… Or Writer? What Do You Call Yourself? http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/publisher-or-blogger-or-writer-what-do-you-call-yourself/ Meaningful Lives Don't Happen By Accident Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:40:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: joelmarkwitt http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/publisher-or-blogger-or-writer-what-do-you-call-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-3267 joelmarkwitt Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:26:51 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=773#comment-3267 Taylor,<br><br>Thanks for the great thoughts. I like your viewpoint. "Publisher" is a broad term and isn't tool specific. If we label ourselves by the tools we use - then we are already outdated. For example: I think of so many filmmakers who can't latch onto internet media simply because of how they've labeled themselves.<br><br>And you are also right that any good "publisher" will be listening to his/her audience. We ALL need to do that more.<br><br>~Joel Taylor,

Thanks for the great thoughts. I like your viewpoint. “Publisher” is a broad term and isn't tool specific. If we label ourselves by the tools we use – then we are already outdated. For example: I think of so many filmmakers who can't latch onto internet media simply because of how they've labeled themselves.

And you are also right that any good “publisher” will be listening to his/her audience. We ALL need to do that more.

~Joel

]]> By: Taylor Davidson http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/publisher-or-blogger-or-writer-what-do-you-call-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-3266 Taylor Davidson Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:17:33 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=773#comment-3266 Agreed, terminology and labels are important, it frames how we approach a situation. Tools matter, right? (loved your notes on twitter about tools, btw) <br><br>Personally, I take more of the "publisher" view. I cringe when I use the word publisher, for the simple reason that it focuses more on talking and neglects the role of listening, the term publisher is a broader, more flexible frame that focuses more on the core of what I enjoy doing (creating, sharing) than the tools I use. The tools will change far faster than me :) Agreed, terminology and labels are important, it frames how we approach a situation. Tools matter, right? (loved your notes on twitter about tools, btw)

Personally, I take more of the “publisher” view. I cringe when I use the word publisher, for the simple reason that it focuses more on talking and neglects the role of listening, the term publisher is a broader, more flexible frame that focuses more on the core of what I enjoy doing (creating, sharing) than the tools I use. The tools will change far faster than me :)

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