New oxymoron: ‘controlled blogging’
Here’s what a recently launched corporate blogging appliance allows you to do:
For example, a chief executive who was posting to a blog could set up controls to have material automatically directed to a public relations manager or general counsel before it went live. (Seattle PI)
Yeah, who would have thought? "Controlled blogging" must be the last entry in the list of soon-to-be-famous oxymorons (*).
[The appliance] "offers controlled blogging and must be targeted to the clueless Vice President of Stupidness, much like the Ministry of Silly Walks." (Textura Design Blog)
(*) oxymoron (from Greek - oxymoros, "pointedly foolish," oxy-, "sharp" + moros, "dull, stupid, foolish"):
A paradox reduced to two words, usually in an adjective-noun ("eloquent silence") or adverb-adjective ("inertly strong") relationship, and is used for effect, to emphasize contrasts, incongruities, hypocrisy, or simply the complex nature of reality.
Updated on February 26, 2005: Great minds think (well, almost) alike :grin: :
Doc Searls (in a different context): "Corporate blogging" is so ironic it’s nearly an oxymoron. Having a "system in place to monitor what is being said" seems more consistent with ending a conversation than with starting one.
Red Blanchard said:
February 28, 2005 @ 6:06 pm
I think the controlled blogging is a very good idea. That way they can keep all those left-wing pinkos from spreading their filth; dirty language, etc…. As soon as I figure out how to do it, my blog will have the system in place.
Constantin said:
March 2, 2005 @ 1:21 pm
Hey, Red, I would appreciate if you would take your political comments elsewhere. Thanks.
Tammi Cooke said:
November 12, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
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