Sunday, February 17, 2013

Internet and Wisdom


Just came through a link to an article on FT.. “Net Wisdom”. Here the writer describes about the possibilities a reader and a writer has on the net. Here the writer tells about four lessons that he learnt from the last five years of continuous reading from the net. The four lessons that he describes so beautifully in the article are listed below..

ü     This is a great time to be a reader
ü     The writer is everything and the publisher (with a few exceptions) is nothing.  
ü     We overvalue new writing, almost absurdly so, and we undervalue older writing.
ü     The internet is a force for brevity

Here he elaborates these beautiful points and these are so true and real. As I have earlier mentioned in my earlier writing that the word “blog” is so ugly and yet so popular in the reading community. It’s simply because so many people write on so many diverse areas and its all you get on just a click of a mouse.  Simple and yet so powerful.

Please go through his article on “Net Wisdom” on FT.com and his website thebrowser.com where he recommends 6-10 pieces of reading that are worth your valuable time.

So what’s the point of mentioning these things in a blog. Nothing much but getting a sense of satisfaction in sharing the knowledge or rather source of knowledge with my community on twitter and facebook. It’s something in which I get satisfaction and happiness. So friends , if you enjoy the writing or any link to any knowledgeable source please comment and if it really irks you, just ignore.