The #TNTML difference!
Alrite, so I've been thinking pretty hardcore about this since Tahoe Tech Talk. I've sort of organically just let this site unfold itself. I coined the whole "social commentary on social media" thing to kinda just cover the fact that social media is a reflection of life, and pretty damn nerdy. Since I eat.sleep.and.breathe. social media, of course I was going to talk about it here ... its my version of nerd.
But the more and more I keep thinking about things, the more I am able to at least determine what I do NOT want this site to be:
We will NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER be a tabloid-eee sensationalism, journalistic type thing. Even as nerds become cooler and more mainstream, I have ABSOLUTELY no interest in being the TMZ for nerds. So fuck that. No really, never ever ever ever ever. I'll shut it down first. The shock jock approach will never happen here.
What I want:
The truth as told by the nerd posting. I want people to talk about what is relevant to them, as it is happening to them. Freedom of advertisers, freedom of sponsors, freedom of bullshit. Tell me about life as you see it to be true. Period. End of sentence.
I used this as a portfolio to basically say, yes, I can do it. We're going to get money from the projects stemming from TNTML, but not from it directly. Any money I get from the film, or the other ventures I am involved in are just going to go back to the community to fund it. I'm fascinated about conducting this experiment upon giving people permission slips to be awesome, and see what they do with it. I think it could be pretty bitchin. I just fear that if I do start taking on traditional advertisers and traditional sponsors, we're going to have to start censoring things. I don't want a SINGLE post on this site to be censored. Just post what you feel. Period end of sentence.
Life told by nerds, for nerds. Me likey.
PS. It's no joke too, if you guys ever have an idea on something we can work on, or a way you can add value, drop me an email, JenFriel@talknerdytomelover.com, tweet, or facebook my butt.