Comments on: Clay Shirky loses faith in the democratic power of the internet http://www.spalpeen.co.uk/2009/02/04/clay-shirky-loses-faith-in-the-democratic-power-of-the-internet/ internet mischief Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: peppone http://www.spalpeen.co.uk/2009/02/04/clay-shirky-loses-faith-in-the-democratic-power-of-the-internet/#comment-543 peppone Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:09:03 +0000 http://www.spalpeen.co.uk/?p=244#comment-543 Back in the day when I used to do Puka OSI networking one of the Geeky jokes was that OSI had an eighth layer “Politics” Back in the day when I used to do Puka OSI networking one of the Geeky jokes was that OSI had an eighth layer “Politics”

]]> By: JTownend http://www.spalpeen.co.uk/2009/02/04/clay-shirky-loses-faith-in-the-democratic-power-of-the-internet/#comment-527 JTownend Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:19:09 +0000 http://www.spalpeen.co.uk/?p=244#comment-527 are you being facetious or do you really think Creative Commons has proved insignificant? In regards to Shirky, I don't think he's really trying to be 'all or nothing' like some commentators (as evangelists vs grim reapers) - he knows there's a lot of grey, which needs to be discussed. The new points about checks/balances and organisational blogger models give lots to think about - it's how to manage the positive and negative stuff coming out of online group action, as a reality. are you being facetious or do you really think Creative Commons has proved insignificant?

In regards to Shirky, I don’t think he’s really trying to be ‘all or nothing’ like some commentators (as evangelists vs grim reapers) - he knows there’s a lot of grey, which needs to be discussed.

The new points about checks/balances and organisational blogger models give lots to think about - it’s how to manage the positive and negative stuff coming out of online group action, as a reality.

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