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Wikipedia Method #1

Think of a known idea, person, place, or thing you care about and/or want to learn more about. Ideally, this whatever-it-is should have its own Wikipedia article. For example, “Love,” or “Austre Moland.” Now go to Wikipedia and click on … Continue reading

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Gin, Television and Social Surplus

From Clay Shirky‘s speech at the Web 2.0 Conference, April 24, 2008. In this excerpt, Shirky responds to an oft-asked question about participatory culture and “surplus cognition”: I was being interviewed by a TV producer to see whether I should … Continue reading

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