Sand in Your Pants
I had lunch with Scott Monty today. He’s a long time listener of Managing the Gray and someone who is definitely going to make a diference in the new media space in the months to come. I became more and more sure of that as the conversation went on.
The title of this post came from a comment he made about my New Media Playground analogy.
He said something along the lines of how when you fall down or fail in doing something in new media it’s just like getting sand in your pants at the playground. Hopefully Scott will correct me on this because part of me feels like I’m butchering his awesome analogy.
But, it’s SO true! Remember that horrible feeling? We’ve all been there. It’s one of the few reasons the beach can suck. Nothing is fun about sand in your shorts. But, I also know that you can just brush them off and things get better. A new day. Another chance to try and move forward. I love that.
I also love the new podcast Scott is going to be launching. It falls completley outside of my interest zone because it’s uber-niche, but THAT is what I love about it. It’s going to have an instant built in audience because no one else is doing it and there is a community of people who will be interested already established. That is how you embrace new media.
And further proof that as much as I love all the ways we can connect at a distance there is nothing better then sitting down over some food, drink and conversation!
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Hey, C.C. thanks for the shout-out. I really enjoyed your latest Spring Cleaning show. Through that and the updates you’ve been giving on Twitter, it’s clear that you’ve had a rough time lately – family matters, workload, etc.
You pretty much got the analogy. As you’ve mentioned before in your New Media Playground description (which I love), there’s room in the sandbox for everyone. And it can be tons of fun.
But occasionally when you’re in the sandbox, you get sand in your pants. In the case of New Media, it can be a comment that was misconstrued, or a program that didn’t take into account some crucial detail, or a community that objects to something you said. It’s like getting sand in your pants. You were having fun at some point, but it turned – pardon the term, but it fits – yucky. So, what do you do? You go home and clean off, ready to play another day. And over time, you learn how to avoid getting sand in your pants.