By: betheboy

betheboy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:42:24 +0000

I just can’t get excited about Julia Allison. I’d rather follow the adventures of thse who write well, play hockey and suffer the occasional house fire or break in.

By: Michael Tolosa

Michael Tolosa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:43:46 +0000

I just heard of Julia Allison this past week. Sarah Lacy, a reporter/author from Silicon Valley, was in town, and she’s friends with Julia. I think Julia and Kevin Rose of Digg had a little thing going for a short while. Nobody within earshot of our conversation could believe I had never heard of Julia Allison. I still didn’t know what she was famous for until I received Wired in the mail over the weekend. I came to realize she was famous for simply being famous. And she did a lot of things to make herself famous — which I guess is partially admirable. But, generally, I’m not fond of people who are only in it for themselves. If someone’s famous for a great accomplishment or for helping others achieve success, I have no problem with giving them due praise. But if someone is just playing the game for their own fame, I tune them out. I’ll probably blog about this later, but I went to a tech networking event last Thursday in DC, and I talked to lots of people. There were some folks who were genuinely nice guys, who were creating great Web startups and were there to share the love. There were also people there who were self-obsessed bloggers, who’s only goal was to make a name for themselves at the expense of others. I didn’t like being around those guys at all. So, as for Julia Allison, if she’s not doing anything that will help improve some portion of the world, I’m not going to give her any of my attention. But that’s just my personal opinion. I don’t care if others adore her.

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