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Rex Sorgatz Take Two

Monday, July 7th, 2008

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Rex Sorgatz of fimoculous deserves an encore! Well I decided to make a part two where we talk more about Rex.

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7 Comments to “Rex Sorgatz Take Two”

  1. J. Rabbitte July 8th, 2008 at 1:40 am

    What really resonated for me was when Rex pointed out how he can’t spell Fimoculous while intoxicated. I’m finding the same problem with my sites, because I tend to be clever rather than clear. Perhaps we all need to think about that in a medium where it appears that most of the participants have short attention spans and terrible spelling?

    I also wonder how Rex’s idea of the “biggest” internet person intersects with the Kevin Kelly idea of “1000 True Fans.” You can go through Jonathan Coulton, or Gabe & Tycho, or Yahtzee Croshaw, who are all internet-famous, and realize that there’s still a large percentage of the tech-savvy, let alone the world at large, who have no idea who any of these celebrities are. We’re a long way from the idea of the totally permeating celebrity, like a Tom Hanks, but who can say what the best way to quantify that new fame?

  2. Rex July 8th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Hey J.,

    I wrote a little bit about the origin of the article here:

    http://www.fimoculous.com/archive/post-4484.cfm

    Yeah, Kevin Kelly’s piece was a direct influence.

  3. sarah July 8th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Speaking of Jonathan Coulton… That’s who my next script is on!!!

  4. Chris July 14th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    OOOH MAN I haven’t laughed so hard in a LONG time..

    Pop, I busted out laughing VERY LOUD.. people are staring!!! When he said he was on there early on. . . like 1999 oh mannn

    He missed “Early on” by 20 years! geez.

    OMG how can he think 1999 was early on!???! Where’s he been? File this one under Internet-Ignorant.

  5. Rex July 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

    Hey Chris, you’re right… that was supposed to mean “BLOGGING very early on,” not online very early on.

    -Rex, online class of ‘93

  6. Sarah July 15th, 2008 at 3:43 am

    Well 1999 is early on in my book. Heck, I started blogging last year.

  7. Sarah July 15th, 2008 at 3:43 am

    But I realize he means blogging too. Either way.

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