I like blogs because blog postings are short and to the point. But, sometimes posts are not to the point and far too long.
I like blogs and friendfeed because you can comment and start a discussion. But, sometimes the audience just isn't there or a response takes to long for the discussion to get going.
I appreciate scientific journals for the solid content they provide. But, it takes too long too read, and it's not accessible to most.
I like friendfeed because it gives me the ability to follow blogs, science news and updates from journals. But, I have too screen the right content to avoid information overload - who knows what I am missing ?
I generally find panel-debates too shallow and uniformed. Very rarely do these debates / news commentaries manage to penetrate the issue in question. To compensate, an expert in a given field is often included. She/he is not always right.
What if you could combine blog-commenting, friendfeedish information flow and panel debates / news commentary.
Wouldn't be so hard. Give the subject beforehand, make a blog posting or similar, receive comments and useful links on the subject. Then have a moderator screen out the relevant comments and information, share with discussion participants and get a discussion going real time.
This could work on TV, radio, videocasts, podcasts what have you......and any good commenter could receive his/her 15 min of fame.
Something similar is already done with phone calls and SMS I know, but potential for improvement is just enormous.
