Howard Rheingold on the democratic potential of the internet

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“Rheingold recounts how the development of communication technology has removed the power top transmit messages from a tiny elite, and had been a force for democratization. Following Benkler’s idea of peer production he explains how the diffusion of many-to-many communication technologies enables new forms of collective action.”

2 Comments Howard Rheingold on the democratic potential of the internet

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  2. AvatarSandy

    Rheinhold has the integrity and knowledge that can only come with age. Wonderful video. I love Rheinhold but must admit that I am, by nature, not as optimistic as he is as to where this is all heading.

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