Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish lead me to this article from Slate , arguing that community based databses like Wikipedia and Digg are not nearly as bottom-up and “democratic” as some think. His argument is compelling, but only due to a slight misreading of the term “democratic”, which Wilson seems to interpret from a strictly Platonic stance: rule by everyone. Still, his observations at least implicitly makes the point that we should pay attention to the nature of language. I’m not sure Web 2.0 advocates are using “democratic” as Wilson seems to suggest. Wikipedia’s “About” page says this:
Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference Web sites. There are more than 75,000 active contributors working on some 9,000,000 articles in more than 250 languages . As of today, there ...
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Do Wii need to be Functional?: Games and UtilityFrom: ohioriverutopia.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-02-28 08:15:14
An interesting article popped up in the BBC this week. It was a story about some medical centers in England using the Wii as a physical therapy and rehabilitation tool. An earlier BBC article from last month discussed the console’s use by elderly Britons under homecare service. I’ve seen several news stories here in the US touting the same functionality of the system. Nintendo’s insistence on catering to the “casual gamer” has caught a lot of attentio...
more Nader is Jefferson…huh!?From: ohioriverutopia.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-02-24 10:45:13
Ralph Nader puts himself in the 08 Presidential race with a stance I can only believe is delusional.
This is from the CNN article on the matter:Â
Nader told NBC that great changes in U.S. history have come “through little parties that never won any national election.”
“Dissent is the mother of ascent,” he said. “And in that context I’ve decided to run for president.”
The American Revolution, the Civil War, and Civil Rights weren’t a...
more The Narrativity SceneFrom: ohioriverutopia.wordpress.com
Post Date: 2008-02-22 08:47:14
Marie-Laure Ryan’s book, Narrative as Virtual Reality (2001), has been sitting on my bookshelf for quite a while, now. Unfortunately, as a writing teacher spreading myself across eight sections each semester, I don’t often find much time to read for my own intentions. And when I do, it’s often to the detriment of my classes. But I finally made it around to her book over the last couple of days, and I’ve had some time to digest some thoughts in the Introd...
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