Comments on: Fear and Loathing in the Apple Rumor Scene http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Richard Neal http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80132 Richard Neal Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:34:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80132 Weldon: Perhaps, but is a slightly different feel necessary for communities? Almost every Apple-related forum I've been to has at least some speculation about rumors, but if people want forums dedicated to the matter, are 5 or more really necessary? InRussetShadows: To each his own… Weldon: Perhaps, but is a slightly different feel necessary for communities? Almost every Apple-related forum I’ve been to has at least some speculation about rumors, but if people want forums dedicated to the matter, are 5 or more really necessary?

InRussetShadows: To each his own…

]]> By: InRussetShadows http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80101 InRussetShadows Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:31:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80101 Crazy Apple Rumors? If you want unfunny, tired, recycled jr-high porn humor, and lots of people thumping their chests about getting the first post, you'll love it. Why, that's the gold standard for humor as far as I'm concerned! Crazy Apple Rumors? If you want unfunny, tired, recycled jr-high porn humor, and lots of people thumping their chests about getting the first post, you’ll love it. Why, that’s the gold standard for humor as far as I’m concerned!

]]> By: Weldon Dodd http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80043 Weldon Dodd Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:55:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80043 The observation that all of these sites cover the same ground is valid. However, the criticism of that behavior is not (unless they fail to attribute the source of the news/rumors) because these sites aren't just about filling the front page with the latest news bits. They represent a community of users that want to discuss these news bits and rumors with each other. Each of the communities has a slightly different feel and so people are perfectly justified in covering the same topics so that they can then *discuss* those topics in their own community. The observation that all of these sites cover the same ground is valid. However, the criticism of that behavior is not (unless they fail to attribute the source of the news/rumors) because these sites aren’t just about filling the front page with the latest news bits. They represent a community of users that want to discuss these news bits and rumors with each other. Each of the communities has a slightly different feel and so people are perfectly justified in covering the same topics so that they can then *discuss* those topics in their own community.

]]> By: Frank http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80004 Frank Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:05:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-80004 It's all about the pageviews. If a rumor site only published something when they had an actual scoop, they'd only publish once a month, and no one would remember to go visit the site. As the folks who run TAB surely know, a lack of postings kills your readership pretty quickly. The only way to survive is to combine rumors with news and other information, which is what they do. Perhaps a more compelling criticism is the fact that the writing style is annyoingly formal and detatched. There's no personality to it, unlike the classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_the_Knife" rel="nofollow">Mac the Knife</a>, which was actually fun to read. It’s all about the pageviews. If a rumor site only published something when they had an actual scoop, they’d only publish once a month, and no one would remember to go visit the site. As the folks who run TAB surely know, a lack of postings kills your readership pretty quickly.

The only way to survive is to combine rumors with news and other information, which is what they do.

Perhaps a more compelling criticism is the fact that the writing style is annyoingly formal and detatched. There’s no personality to it, unlike the classic Mac the Knife, which was actually fun to read.

]]> By: matt w http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79999 matt w Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:31:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79999 Small point: MacScoop rebranded from MacOSXRumors.com (note the 'X'), which was pretty good. MacOSRumors.com is still going, as it ever was. btw, I'm liking RhythMac.com as a Mac news+rumors aggregator. Small point: MacScoop rebranded from MacOSXRumors.com (note the ‘X’), which was pretty good. MacOSRumors.com is still going, as it ever was.

btw, I’m liking RhythMac.com as a Mac news+rumors aggregator.

]]> By: William H. http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79995 William H. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:19:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79995 The most shameful of the rumor sites is the so-called macosrumors.com. They post interesting headlines with links to the articles that are supposedly broken. You have to be pretty stupid to have these things happen all the time accidentally. It don't think they are that stupid. I think it's fraud. The headlines are just to draw you in there so they get more ad revenue with no actual content. Hey guys, if you actually do have content, why don't you hire a 6th grader to put your website together? The most shameful of the rumor sites is the so-called macosrumors.com. They post interesting headlines with links to the articles that are supposedly broken. You have to be pretty stupid to have these things happen all the time accidentally. It don’t think they are that stupid. I think it’s fraud.

The headlines are just to draw you in there so they get more ad revenue with no actual content. Hey guys, if you actually do have content, why don’t you hire a 6th grader to put your website together?

]]> By: matthew http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79981 matthew Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:56:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/11/30/fear-and-loathing-in-the-apple-rumor-scene/#comment-79981 Nice post. I run an Apple blog myself, and notice more and more that it's quite hard to be different: it's very tempting to post our spin on same stuff everyone else is posting. Instead, I've tried to focus on how-to's, but the temptation is there to fall in line with other apple sites. Nice post. I run an Apple blog myself, and notice more and more that it’s quite hard to be different: it’s very tempting to post our spin on same stuff everyone else is posting. Instead, I’ve tried to focus on how-to’s, but the temptation is there to fall in line with other apple sites.

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