The more I plug myself into various social media streams, however, the more I’m seeing and hearing commentary from Scoble of an off-the-cuff and candid nature.  A couple of his tweets today really crystallized for me that he’s starting to lose sight of just how far out in front of the adoption curve he is.  It reminds me a bit of senior politicans who live in their little bubble of constructed realism and never have a solid grasp of what the world is like for the masses.

The two Scobleizms that got me thinking today were:

the masses are asses. Heck, people are still asking me "what is a blog?"

and

 If every journalist at CNET did what I did yesterday: visit three companies and video two of them, there would be no @techcrunch

These types of arrogant comments, coupled with his recent Seagate sellout, really start to devalue the Scoble ’stock’ in my mind.  Reports from the bleeding edge aren’t as interesting for me to read when they’re not grounded in reality.  I can’t really relate.

What are some of your favorite Scobleizms?

CNET editor James Kim and his family are missing, so many bloggers are using their reach to alert the public in Amber Alert fashion.  Here is the link to the CNET post that includes information on the car the family was driving, when and where they were last seen, and who to contact if you have any information that might be helpful.

Let’s hope this has a more positive result than the last time bloggers tried to help find missing people.

For something far more interesting, creative, and mutually rewarding along the same lines you should read about Kyle MacDonald, a resourceful Canadian who set out on July 12, 2005 to barter his way from one red paperclip to a new house.  Quite the trail of adventures and trades already, including his current offer of spending one afternoon with the esteemed Alice Cooper.