Comments on: Best and Brightest http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/ Unlucky in Cards Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19904 By: Chris http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7828 Chris Tue, 05 Oct 2004 15:01:07 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7828 If we had to kick one person of the WWW lifeboat, who would we miss more - Scoble or Zeldman? Rhetorical question - no need to answer ;) If we had to kick one person of the WWW lifeboat, who would we miss more – Scoble or Zeldman?

Rhetorical question – no need to answer ;)

]]> By: Chetan http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7819 Chetan Tue, 05 Oct 2004 03:27:39 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7819 Ever since I read the little orange book, I'm hooked. If it's not Zeldman, then, it must be the book he wrote. It's nice to draw inspiration from people who have taken it to the next level (one like yourself). Ever since I read the little orange book, I’m hooked. If it’s not Zeldman, then, it must be the book he wrote. It’s nice to draw inspiration from people who have taken it to the next level (one like yourself).

]]> By: markku http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7815 markku Tue, 05 Oct 2004 02:24:55 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7815 Another Zeldman follower here. I wouldn't be having any interest in web design at all if not for Jeffrey Zeldman. His writing has always been a joy to read, and I admit it has a strong influence in my work. Though honestly, it's true that he hasn't written much for the past year. But to use RSS as a gauge for popularity or any other metric would certainly be foolish. RSS has its purpose, and its not the same as design. In my book, Zeldman *still* is my web design guru. Another Zeldman follower here. I wouldn’t be having any interest in web design at all if not for Jeffrey Zeldman. His writing has always been a joy to read, and I admit it has a strong influence in my work. Though honestly, it’s true that he hasn’t written much for the past year.

But to use RSS as a gauge for popularity or any other metric would certainly be foolish. RSS has its purpose, and its not the same as design. In my book, Zeldman *still* is my web design guru.

]]> By: Andy Baio http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7814 Andy Baio Tue, 05 Oct 2004 01:35:40 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7814 A fun game: How many of the people in "The Best & the Brightest" can you name? A fun game: How many of the people in “The Best & the Brightest” can you name?

]]> By: Al http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7813 Al Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:37:33 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7813 Thank you. That post, and others subsequent to it, have been grating on me. I felt I lacked the 'authority' to comment on it directly and there is certainly enough FUD floating around Scoble that the last thing I want to do is add to the noise. JZ taught me everything I know about building sites. Back when he was a lone voice in the wilderness some of us paid attention, the folks who did are the suppastars of the moment. The ones who didn't went to work for Microsoft and Sun where they can babble incessantly about arcane protocols they, and about twenty other people in the world, actually understand. Meanwhile, Zeldmans work continues to influence sites ranging from ESPN to Yahoo. God forbid, someone actually lives life without fulfilling our need for constant updates and taste in syndication flavors. I found the post referenced mean spirited and distasteful. On the other hand, we could just burn him. Yeah, that's it. Burn him, I say. Thank you.

That post, and others subsequent to it, have been grating on me. I felt I lacked the ‘authority’ to comment on it directly and there is certainly enough FUD floating around Scoble that the last thing I want to do is add to the noise.

JZ taught me everything I know about building sites. Back when he was a lone voice in the wilderness some of us paid attention, the folks who did are the suppastars of the moment. The ones who didn’t went to work for Microsoft and Sun where they can babble incessantly about arcane protocols they, and about twenty other people in the world, actually understand. Meanwhile, Zeldmans work continues to influence sites ranging from ESPN to Yahoo.

God forbid, someone actually lives life without fulfilling our need for constant updates and taste in syndication flavors. I found the post referenced mean spirited and distasteful. On the other hand, we could just burn him. Yeah, that’s it. Burn him, I say.

]]> By: Zeldman http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7811 Zeldman Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:39:55 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7811 heeee heeee

]]> By: Keith http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7810 Keith Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:37:00 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7810 That's a very good idea Matt. Thanks for the reminder. One of the articles I remember the most was <a href="http://www.digital-web.com/articles/999_of_websites_are_obsolete/">99.9% of Websites are Obsolete.</a> You also illustrate the value of permalinks with this. It's a good thing to have a "Zeldman knowlege base" around to look back on. That’s a very good idea Matt. Thanks for the reminder. One of the articles I remember the most was 99.9% of Websites are Obsolete.

You also illustrate the value of permalinks with this. It’s a good thing to have a “Zeldman knowlege base” around to look back on.

]]> By: Rob Mientjes http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7809 Rob Mientjes Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:07:15 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7809 In that same sense, I'm probably this experienced in CSS and semantics because of WordPress. Jeffrey was a big help, reading about how it was, not how it had to be done. That's how he inspired me. I'm thankful, and I see no reason why I should ever drop him. I'll see what nice posts I spot. In that same sense, I’m probably this experienced in CSS and semantics because of WordPress. Jeffrey was a big help, reading about how it was, not how it had to be done. That’s how he inspired me. I’m thankful, and I see no reason why I should ever drop him. I’ll see what nice posts I spot.

]]> By: Hanni http://ma.tt/2004/10/best-and-brightest/#comment-7808 Hanni Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:05:33 +0000 http://photomatt.net/2004/10/04/best-and-brightest/#comment-7808 Hear hear. Hear hear.

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