The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online

The frantic global rush to connect everyone to everyone, all the time, is quietly giving rise to a revised version of socialism. Communal aspects of digital culture run deep and wide. Wikipedia is just one remarkable example of an emerging collectivism—and not just Wikipedia but wikiness at large. Ward Cunningham, who invented the first collaborative Web page in 1994, tracks nearly 150 wiki engines today, each powering myriad sites. Wetpaint, launched ... Full Story »

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by James Jackson - Jun. 17, 2009

This is more poetry than journalism. The argument is just an extended metaphor. Social Networking doesn't need this intellectual baggage.

"And all those who had believed were together, and had all things in common; and they began selling their property and possessions, and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need." Acts 2:44-45

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