A man called Stowe Boyd has been attracting a lot of attention to himself by lashing out at people who "don't get it" when it comes to social media, new media or whatever you want to call it. Most people I know in the social media world hold Boyd in high regard. I have yet to reach that particular Nirvana.Ever since I first entered the blogosphere (as a latecomer in 2004 with a mainstream media background) I've noticed that, when cornered, fanatical insiders like to hurl the "you don't get it" accusation, without clarifying quite what it is that needs to be got. At least Boyd tries to help in this regard, but with mind-numbingly long posts.A couple of days ago Boyd took Shel Holtz to task in a post headlined "Shel Holtz Is The Perfect Example Of PR People Not Getting It". I guess he knew he'd provoke discussion with that one and crank up the links to his blog (which carries ads, of course). Just like he did when he chastised the organisers of the Office 2.0 conference last year, making liberal use of the attention-grabbing word f**k.(My asterisks.) Perhaps what he didn't expect is that Holtz would reply with a long, reasoned and definitely not mind-numbing, response.If you want to understand what's happening in the media space - traditional as well as new - Holtz's post is a fine place to start. (It's ostensibly about digital press releases but it's way more valuable than that.)
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