Comments for TheWayoftheWeb http://thewayoftheweb.net Digital Content, Marketing and Disruptive Technology Consultancy Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on What is ‘The Way of the Web’ by MsHeartwood http://thewayoftheweb.net/2012/02/what-is-the-way-of-the-web/#comment-7023 MsHeartwood Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=3070#comment-7023 Interesting to hear about the Japanese influence on your site..I had thought the name of your website might have to do with the connection between Anglo-Saxon concepts of weaving and the understanding of life. To paraphrase  Brian Bates... www.brianbates.co.uk  for the Anglo-Saxons 'rather than lives being separate, linked to one another only by chance, the web of all life connected everything'. In Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology the Sisters of Wyrd ( and in Greek myth The Fates) span the threads of life that formed the destinies of individual people. It's true that today in the West we lack this kind of connection to the textiles we use every day so this metaphor is harder to grasp and appreciate, but the idea of a web which connects everything is very laudable. So may you continue to develop your business and your life as Tolkien's elves did in The Lord of The Rings ...as their web (meaning the weave of their cloth) was good because everything they make has the love of everything they love put into it. Interesting to hear about the Japanese influence on your site..I had thought the name of your website might have to do with the connection between Anglo-Saxon concepts of weaving and the understanding of life. To paraphrase  Brian Bates… http://www.brianbates.co.uk  for the Anglo-Saxons ‘rather than lives being separate, linked to one another only by chance, the web of all life connected everything’. In Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology the Sisters of Wyrd ( and in Greek myth The Fates) span the threads of life that formed the destinies of individual people.

It’s true that today in the West we lack this kind of connection to the textiles we use every day so this metaphor is harder to grasp and appreciate, but the idea of a web which connects everything is very laudable. So may you continue to develop your business and your life as Tolkien’s elves did in The Lord of The Rings …as their web (meaning the weave of their cloth) was good because everything they make has the love of everything they love put into it.

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]]> Comment on I can haz new logo by Logo Challenge… oh god.. | The Dark Side of Digital Art. http://thewayoftheweb.net/2012/02/i-can-haz-new-logo/#comment-7020 Logo Challenge… oh god.. | The Dark Side of Digital Art. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=3064#comment-7020 [...] I can haz new logo (thewayoftheweb.net) Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditEmailLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] I can haz new logo (thewayoftheweb.net) Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditEmailLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on Why Call of Duty massacres Battlefield – it’s all social… by Dan Thornton http://thewayoftheweb.net/2011/11/why-call-of-duty-massacres-battlefield-its-all-social/#comment-7019 Dan Thornton Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:20:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=2868#comment-7019  In my defence, this was written before Call of Duty: MW3 and Battlefield 3... And I definitely prefer BF3 in terms of actual gameplay... When did casual and social gamers matter? When they make CoD the biggest selling game of all time, and therefore influence every publisher who is attempting to run a profitable business. Oddly enough, Elite seems to have actually damaged things a bit, as many of the people I game with can't be bothered to sign up even for free, let alone pay...  In my defence, this was written before Call of Duty: MW3 and Battlefield 3… And I definitely prefer BF3 in terms of actual gameplay…

When did casual and social gamers matter? When they make CoD the biggest selling game of all time, and therefore influence every publisher who is attempting to run a profitable business.

Oddly enough, Elite seems to have actually damaged things a bit, as many of the people I game with can’t be bothered to sign up even for free, let alone pay…

]]> Comment on Why Call of Duty massacres Battlefield – it’s all social… by George Ross http://thewayoftheweb.net/2011/11/why-call-of-duty-massacres-battlefield-its-all-social/#comment-7018 George Ross Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:22:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=2868#comment-7018 This is from the perspective of a casual gamer. I'm a gamer, not a sales rep. I judge games strictly by gameplay and Battlefield 3 massacres COD in every way gameplay wise. Casual gamers new to gaming or crappy gamers with minimal skill may disagree with me, but when did their opinion on gaming matter? That would be like me taking sex tips off a virgin. Screw that. This is from the perspective of a casual gamer. I’m a gamer, not a sales rep. I judge games strictly by gameplay and Battlefield 3 massacres COD in every way gameplay wise. Casual gamers new to gaming or crappy gamers with minimal skill may disagree with me, but when did their opinion on gaming matter? That would be like me taking sex tips off a virgin. Screw that.

]]> Comment on What brands need to learn about true fans by Apologise like everyone is watching… - TheWayoftheWeb http://thewayoftheweb.net/2012/02/what-brands-need-to-learn-about-true-fans/#comment-7017 Apologise like everyone is watching… - TheWayoftheWeb Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:14:32 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=3043#comment-7017 [...] do you apologise when you’ve made a serious mistake? I wrote about how brands can actually be more successful by admitting imperfections and mistakes last week – and tonight I happened to read a jaw-dropping example of a mistake by a newspaper [...] [...] do you apologise when you’ve made a serious mistake? I wrote about how brands can actually be more successful by admitting imperfections and mistakes last week – and tonight I happened to read a jaw-dropping example of a mistake by a newspaper [...]

]]> Comment on Failing to understand the social media economy? by Dan Thornton http://thewayoftheweb.net/2012/02/failing-to-understand-the-social-media-economy/#comment-7015 Dan Thornton Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=3036#comment-7015 Cheers for the comment Matt! Cheers for the comment Matt!

]]> Comment on Failing to understand the social media economy? by Matt Fryy http://thewayoftheweb.net/2012/02/failing-to-understand-the-social-media-economy/#comment-7014 Matt Fryy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:22:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/?p=3036#comment-7014 It is bewildering to me that this old aggressive marketing mindset still seems to dominate brand strategies on the web despite the shift away from traditional media in the last few years. I think one of the best ways to fix this from a social standpoint is by putting out content like this to educate and make people think again, so thanks Dan :) It is bewildering to me that this old aggressive marketing mindset still seems to dominate brand strategies on the web despite the shift away from traditional media in the last few years.
I think one of the best ways to fix this from a social standpoint is by putting out content like this to educate and make people think again, so thanks Dan :)

]]> Comment on Google RSS Reader finally allows social bookmarking by Kristen Zemlak http://thewayoftheweb.net/2009/08/google-rss-reader-finally-allows-social-bookmarking/#comment-7013 Kristen Zemlak Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:55:00 +0000 http://thewayoftheweb.net/2009/08/google-rss-reader-finally-allows-social-bookmarking/#comment-7013 Thanks! Thanks!

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