I posted a couple more session notes and commentary on the Supernova conversation hub: One from the panelists discussing the Social Web and my strong feelings on the David Weinberger/Andrew Keen "debate" which I thought was one of the most interesting sessions. I actually think Keen is a sharp, fun writer and I can see how he would be "concerned" about the decline of culture and civilization. But it was so clear to me that there was something fundamental that he just doesn't get about what is happening with art and culture online.
Yes, there's a ton of worthless crap being published now. And yes, it's tough to sift through it all. But now, Andrew, Mozart's sister has a forum for her genius. And the garage mechanic who loves to draw, the airline attendant who loves to write, the teenage girl who wants to act, and the PR expert who moonlights as a photographer all have an audience. This means that great diamonds have a better chance to shine now, and that the little diamonds all of us occasionally come up with have a better chance of being worth something even though we don't dedicate our lives to following them up. There's more genius exposed now, not less.
Speaking of that PR expert, Renee Blodgett came up with some nice portraits of some of the more entrepreneurial Supernova attendees.
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