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Live From the “What Would Google Do?” Book Party

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Popped by the Daylife HQ this evening to listen to Jeff Jarvis give his much-hyped (or hated) Google schpeel and rather enjoyed myself. The q-and-a crowd had lots of disdain for what they perceived to be (if not “evil”) non-transparent behavior on the part of the search juggernaut. It’s a fair criticism, but Jarvis is fairly clear in explaining that he’s using Google as a mechanism for telling a story about a new business philosophy and approach to the curating and consumption of information. I feel a bit sorry for him when I think about the countless instances in which he’ll have to eat thoughtful minutes while defusing that obvious timesuck of a question from his audiences as he promotes the book. The conversation, like most conversations about the future of news, is probably more stimulating in the company of open-source techies than the remnants of the publishing industry. I started it on the subway and will have more thoughts after reading over the weekend.

Thanks to Termeh of New York Buzz for snapping the pic of Jeff signing my book. And thanks to Jeff for crouching down to my level so that I’d look hotter in the picture. The guy is a good sport! (See: Ron Rosenbaum.)

In a tidbit of related news, it looks like I will resume my column in Editor & Publisher this month after going on post-election hiatus for a bit to regain my sanity. Looking forward to it!

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