Comments on: Traditional Media Covers FPF Member Appeal http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2009/11/01/traditional-media-covers-fpf-member-appeal/ ... about neighbors, community and Front Porch Forum Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:05:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2009/11/01/traditional-media-covers-fpf-member-appeal/#comment-792543 Michael Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:50 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=982#comment-792543 Hi Mitch... I've lost count, but I think this is perhaps your 12th online comment about FPF... and my 12th response. Please see some of my past remarks for my reply. I'm sorry FPF isn't fulfilling your expectations and we appreciate all the time you must be taking to provide feedback. Cheers. -Michael http://bit.ly/7rPCIg http://bit.ly/6gzObs Hi Mitch… I’ve lost count, but I think this is perhaps your 12th online comment about FPF… and my 12th response. Please see some of my past remarks for my reply. I’m sorry FPF isn’t fulfilling your expectations and we appreciate all the time you must be taking to provide feedback. Cheers.

-Michael
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]]> By: Mitch Lieberman http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2009/11/01/traditional-media-covers-fpf-member-appeal/#comment-792415 Mitch Lieberman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:28 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=982#comment-792415 Who decides relevance? Is a notice about the Town Library relevant? What about the Advertising, is that relevant? What about a Coyote in an adjoining neighborhood, is that relevant? I do not disagree that there are certain topics, ones which you point out are important only to a small set of people. From a technology perspective, I believe FPF is marginally good for a small set of people, but creates an isolation from their neighbors who are just down the street - not across the world. Is it really good to have Williston carved up into 5 pieces? Winooski into 4? FPF is highly successful in certain areas, but an abysmal failure in others - why is that? Because Social Media and Communications is not a one size fits all problem. The generation behind us will likely stop using email within a few years. Boston University stopped assigning email addresses to its students.... just some examples. Who decides relevance? Is a notice about the Town Library relevant? What about the Advertising, is that relevant? What about a Coyote in an adjoining neighborhood, is that relevant?

I do not disagree that there are certain topics, ones which you point out are important only to a small set of people. From a technology perspective, I believe FPF is marginally good for a small set of people, but creates an isolation from their neighbors who are just down the street – not across the world.

Is it really good to have Williston carved up into 5 pieces? Winooski into 4? FPF is highly successful in certain areas, but an abysmal failure in others – why is that? Because Social Media and Communications is not a one size fits all problem. The generation behind us will likely stop using email within a few years. Boston University stopped assigning email addresses to its students…. just some examples.

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