Comments on: Internet –> democratizing agent? tool for prosocial change?

By: The Internet’s First Major Test

The Internet’s First Major Test — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:58:15 +0000

[...] is the first major test of the Internet. For years, we’ve been hearing pundits expound on the democratizing potential of the Internet. And we’ve seen evidence of this in Twitter’s impact on the political [...]

By: Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » Understanding Digital Citizenship

Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » Understanding Digital Citizenship — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:30:49 +0000

[...] asked a few questions about the Internet and prosocial change. I received many excellent responses (Dave Cormier’s for example) but one that has stuck in my mind was from Brian Lamb. He writes, Is there any more anemic and [...]

By: Lawrie

Lawrie — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:17:03 +0000

I have a few questions:
Who are we talking about democracy for here, and what degree of democracy? Surely we are not talking about global democracy most of the world are still without access. When we pose these questions are we not really talking about Western cultures and democracy, and even then we are really only talking about democracy for the few who are able to use the technology ‘politically’. As for technology as a tool for prosocial change – yes it is, it is also a tool for the rise of the right and other extremism.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:48:22 +0000

Thanks for the link Harold. I hope you’re right. I’ve actually been thinking about finding an email system i can pay for… does anyone know of any?

By: Harold Jarche

Harold Jarche — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:48:48 +0000

“And google is really the first smart company in the internet. Where are we going to be in 5 years?”

An optimist might say we are going here:

http://replacegoogle.com/