No time to fully wade into this just now, but I recommend the to & fro going on at BubbleGeneration in this post and this post.  Umair & Nick Carr are hashing out an interesting dynamic:  what is the relationship of amateurs to experts when it comes to peer production?

This is a really interesting entry point for me into discussions of community, marketing, etc.  More later, but it’s a good starting point.

Maybe someone will have some free time over the weekend and bang out a Nick Carr bot that will automagically scan TechMeme and gin up a post that says “Nuh Uh,” and then goes on to use blog technology to make an outrageous, attention-getting statement about how the blogmobs make outrageous, attention-getting statements. Or you could just grill something & sit outside with your pals sharing a Pimm’s, Mojito or Tom Collins or five. We all have our own private Idaho.