Wow!
I know. I just said that for Participation Camp, but really! I spent a week in New York and the first four days were a whirlwind of amazing people, amazing sessions, and speeches that forced me to question my understanding of technology and its place in our culture.
It’s interesting, but confronted with so much amazingness, I find it hard to grapple with all of it, even a week out. If you have an interest in these areas, check out http://personaldemocracy.com/ and especially these speakers:
- danah boyd, The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online
- David Weinberger, Truth and Transparency
- The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube Culture and the Politics of Authenticity, Michael Wesch
- The Dangerous Power of Sharing (Power), Mark Pesce
The links will take you to the bios of the individual speakers, each of which contains links to learn about their perspectives. These people are considering the ramifications of social media and technology on our culture in ways that far outstrip what I have seen before (and I’ve been studying it).
To the founders of the Personal Democracy Forum, Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry, I say thank you.
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Wayne Moses Burke
July 8th, 2009 12:02 am
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