Faves: Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy.

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SLalley - Feb 28 2008 | blog, web, web 2.0
Think Wikipedia and Digg are truly democratic. Think again.
Quoted: It's getting harder to be a Wikipedia-hater. The user-generated and -edited online encyclopedia—which doesn't even require contributors to register—somehow holds its own against the Encyclopedia Britannica in accuracy, a Nature study concluded, and has man
shiwani - Feb 25 2008 | technology, web, internet, news
Really fascinating article from Slate that questions the idea of Web democracy through user-generated content sites like Wikipedia and Digg. The author raises some great points. Tal, this reminds me of the book you edited!
Quoted: Social-media sites like Wikipedia and Digg are celebrated as shining examples of Web democracy, places built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. In reality, a small number of people are running the show. According to researchers in Palo Alto, 1 percent of Wikipedia users are responsible for about half of the site's edits.

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