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 Monday, February 25, 2002
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Dvorak proves one thing. The old tech press, and particularly key individuals that can't adapt, have outlived their relevance. Technology isn't just 1 and 0's anymore. It has gone mainstream and has culturual impact. I don't agree with all of the Cluetrain manifesto, but a lot of it makes sense (have you ever read a corporate press release?? -- imagine the disconnect when that press release isn't read by 100 journalists but is read by 3 m potential buyers of the product). Time to retire the pen Dvorak. Get a blog and enjoy your sunset years. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
The thing I have always hated about Dvorak is that if he can generate an overbearing rant, and particularly use loaded words, he feels he has succeeded. I guess because he comes from that form of journalism called yellow, where getting people upset and pissed is a measure of how effective a communicator you are. Many columnists are like this, seving the same role as shock jocks on radio. They play to people's worst instincts while the great blogs play to the reader's best. Which would you rather read? 10:49:43 PM 
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