Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> suggested: > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/technology/internet/22link.html?emc=eta1 > > By NOAM COHEN > Totalitarian governments are unlikely to cut off sites like Blogspot > that host innocuous content alongside political speech.
The Cute Cat Theory <http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/03/08/the-cute-cat-theory-talk-at-etech/> A talk that explains how to tell if your social-media tool is working. "[...] any sufficiently advanced read/write technology will get used for two purposes: pornography and activism. Porn is a weak test for the success of participatory media - it's like tapping a mike and asking, 'Is it on?' If youâ're not getting porn in your system, it doesn't work. Activism is a stronger test - if activists are using your tools, it's a pretty good indication that your tools are useful and usable." Also mentions that when a goverment cuts off uninvolved folks' supply of cute cat pictures in order to censor activism, the uninvolved people finally get upset too. From March of last year. -- Glenn -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
