I must be obsessed, since now I'm dreaming about weblogs and waking up with new thoughts freshly gelled from my subconscious.
This morning it was an image of weblogs as antibodies or red^H^H^Hwhite blood cells (can you tell I haven't studied biology all that carefully?), swarming to attack so-called information from every possible angle. Whether it's just a multiplicity of viewpoints or Ken Layne's "fact-check[ing] your ass" the idea is the same. The sum of the blogosphere's parts is a planetwise intelligence system that knows more than any individual possibly could. ... [Radio Free Blogistan]
both to emphasize the sharing aspect and diminish the pyschological barrier the "publishing" raises.
The notion of Personal Knowledge Management that David raises is important, especially as a counter to the over-emphasis on corporate/organizational interests in KM.
Effective knowledge management isn't going to make much headway until we start paying attention to the ways that knowledge management and knowledge sharing matter to the success of individuals. If we can do that, then we can pick up the organizational benefits largely as a desirable side effect of PKM(Personal Knowledge Management). Klogs, whatever we end up calling them will be central to that strategy. [McGee's Musings]
Interesting. I have most of the fears mentioned, mainly fear that my writing isn't good enough but I still like to write. In fact, I prefer writing over talking as a means of communication. There is no backspace key or delete button when you're talking to someone face to face.
I also prefer writing for this reason. The requirement of interactivity in phone or face-to-face communication means that more mistakes are made visibly, although they soon vanish into thin air. It also makes it harder to get to the bottom of things, because it's harder to think deeply while engaged in conversation. However, I have found that some people are not embarrassed by lengthy pauses in the conversation, if you tell them you want to think before you answer.
