Politics & New Media: The Long Tail of Politics
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"The first flush of this new participation is being played out in sites built for entertainment, social interaction and hobby sharing. However, the potential is being swiftly explored by business. Google has picked up YouTube and Rupert Murdoch has picked up MySpace. ‘Wikinomics’ is the hottest buzzword in business but there is a pittance of debate about its potential for improving civil governance.
Recognising the significance of the Long Tail for politics, in July last year Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales launched Campaigns Wikia writing in his opening blog, ‘If broadcast media brought us broadcast politics, then participatory media will bring us participatory politics.’"
http://www.newmatilda.com/home/articledetailmagazine.asp?ArticleID=2171&HomepageID=189
Alex
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I'm really interested in the hypothesis that "participatory media will bring us participatory politics," but I'm a little bit more skeptical. Actually, I'm writing my senior thesis right now at Bard College about "weird Internet user politics," and I'd be really interested in hearing your feedback about some of these issues. If you're interested in discussing technology and politics more, you can visit my research website (http://inewsproject.com), where I have a survey and other participatory tools. Thanks, Tanner
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