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Wikipedia And Digg Are Exactly As They Seem, Damn It [Debunker]

February 24, 2008

Wikipedia And Digg Are Exactly As They Seem, Damn It [Debunker]
It seems obvious that Web 2.0 is not as citizen-generated as people would like to believe. So obvious that Slate’s recent article, “The Wisdom of the Chaperones,” seems too mainstream for the usually contrarian site. Writer Chris Wilson imagines that Digg and Wikipedia are still seen as radical examples of the wisdom of the crowds, and reveals that they’re run by a small base of power users. Of course, Slate is wrong. Call it banal, but the user-written news site and encyclopedia…

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