Arguments about Wikipedia’s value and authority will rage for quite a while, but it’s interesting to see where the lines are being drawn.
On the one had we’ve got a 12 year-old pointing out errors in Encyclopaedia Britannica (via Many2Many) and now on the other side we’ve got John Seigenthaler, a former editorial page editor at [...]
Posted December 5, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: blog, bloggers, blogs, communities, community, editor, editorial, editorial control, fear, findability, forbes, google economy, John Seigenthaler, libel, moderation, opinion, Seigenthaler, slander, social, social software, usa today, wiki, wikipedia. 7 Comments.
Online reaction to the Forbes cover story Attack of the Blogs has been quick and strong, and given the doom and gloom language, it’s not surprising:
Blogs started a few years ago as a simple way for people to keep online diaries. Suddenly they are the ultimate vehicle for brand-bashing, personal attacks, political extremism and smear [...]
Posted October 31, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Copyrights & Intellectual Property, Politics & Controversy, Technology. Tags: attack of the bloggers, blogger, bloggers, blogs, business interests, disruptive technologies, forbes, legitimate businesses, lynch mob, online diaries, pathological liars, personal attacks, political extremism, printing press, printing presses. 3 Comments.
