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Monday I posted an podcast with Steve Forbes in his first ever podcast.  Forbes cover story had a negative blog response from many prominent bloggers. Shel Israel sent an open letter to the author of the post Daniel Lyons. However some think that bloggers are being “played�.

Today Steve Forbes sent me the following email to respond to my original email.  The thread is posted below.

Dear John:

            The point of the story is that any technology can be used positively or negatively – from pamphlets and newspapers to radio, TV, cable and the Net

– mediums have changed, have made communications easier, more accessible. Blogging is a blessing, but one like anything can be used and misused.Sincerely,

            Steve

—–Original Message—–
From: John Furrier [mailto:john@furrier.org]
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:23 PM
To: Forbes, Steve
Subject: our podcast last week

Steve,
I wanted to touch base with you regarding our podcast from last week.  I am planning on posting it Monday morning but I saw today that the blog community has reacted negatively to the cover story from Forbes calling bloggers a “lynch mob�.  In our podcast you talked very proactively about the benefits of technology and social media.  I feel that this is a conflict with the reporting from Daniel Lyons.

I wanted to get you the opportunity to make a comment that I could post on my podcasting site.  You can just email me or call at 650-xxx-xxxx

Thank you for your time last week for your first podcast.  The content and message was great.Best Regards,

John Furrier
Founder, PodTech.net
www.PodTech.net
650-380-1975