Comments on: NCR 024: Best uses of Technorati

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:37:26 +0000

Thanks to all of you for your comments.

Marko, good to know you’re listening. Here’s hoping you’ll consider leaving an audio comment for my show as well. I really do enjoy answering questions from the audience.

By: Marko

Marko — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:16:57 +0000

GREAT job on the Technorati 6 points Bryan! I’m glad Mitch let you handle my request and I’m sure he’ll be impressed. I was.
Although we haven’t met (yet) I am a regular listener and big fan of your podcast.

Thanks again!
Marko

By: The rantings of evaWeblog

The rantings of evaWeblog — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:30:16 +0000

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By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:48:19 +0000

Just found you guys. Nice podcast. Enjoyed this one. I’m subscribing. Thanks.

By: Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast

Christopher Penn, Financial Aid Podcast — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:57:26 +0000

Thinking back to the old, old days, there’s a practice in Buddhism called Shakyo, or sutra (scripture) copying. You paint, with a calligraphy brush, the text of a sutra. To Jason Van Orden’s comment about people being willing to buy stuff that’s already out there, I can’t reiterate enough that the process is in some ways more important than the end result. Absolutely, buy Jason’s book and read it, because it’s a worthy read, but understand too that forging your own path WILL get you to a point of unique content, which will have greater value.

Sutra copying might seem arcane these days. Why not just scan it in or take a digital photo? Because the process itself is more important than the end result. The process is what confers “merit” or “virtue”. The final product isn’t the sutra, but the transformation of your own mind. Likewise, in podcasting, the end product of learning on your own vs. buying or acquiring the knowledge isn’t a better show (though that will be a nice side effect) but an in depth understanding of what you’re doing.