When Babe Ruth led both leagues in home runs, he also led the American League in strike outs. They are of little matter. What's important is the glorious way he hit it out of the park more often than anyone else did for over 50 years.
But this posting is not about Babe Ruth It's about Robert Scoble who has hit it out of the blogosphere park more times than most people can even dream about.
I don't mind people disagreeing with Scoble. Hell, I disagree with him just about every time we talk. But it's over the small stuff, the hair-splitting stuff and the trivia. To me, the important thing about Scoble is that he figured out how to put a human face on a corporation. This is extremely important. What's more important is his transparent desire to tell other people what he's done and how he's done it. His contributions through his blog, his public talks and his private conversations. His fine thinking is at the core of Naked Conversations and it has shaped my commitment and approach to the blogosphere on a personal level.
It seems to me that their is a pack of yelping, mutant Chihuahuas that go for his buttocks every time Robert has something to say. These mongrel strains of Chihuahua don't have the collective power to damage Robert's credibility and stature but they can be annoying as Hell and perhaps as disruptive as ants on a picnic.
The have the right to do what they do and Robert of course will be among the first to defend that right. But somehow, I wish they would sit down and shut up until they come up with an original, constructive thought of their own--but that probably will not occur for them until long from now and far into the future.
Keep it up, Robert. There are a great many of us who respect and appreciate you. Chihuahuas have short lives you know.
