Quote sharing makes real

“The processes of recording and sharing help make things “real” by expanding their significance in our lives.” dana boyd [http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/07/26/obsessively_rec.html]

Quote play

“We should be seeking to foster play in our information policy; it is a structural condition of human flourishing.” [berkman] Julie Cohen on networked selves [via http://j.mp/cBOXYS]

quote culture

The web isn’t democratic. Web culture is based on networks (Unknown source)

quote web

The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one, in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation… — Tim Berners-Lee, www creator via straight.com

quote link

Cover what you do best. Link to the rest – Jeff Jarvis

quote opensource

Opensource is about democratised innovation, about creating value faster than via traditional models" – JP

MediaFuturist: The abbreviation of everything

I think the increasing shortening of people’s digital attention span, and the trends towards reading and writing quick blurbs and instant nuggets of wisdom (of which I am plenty guilty myself) will sooner or later spawn a trend back towards deeper reading and writing, just like the success of the console game GuitarHero has resulted