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 »
Posted by Fabrice Florin
Seeing the growing collaboration on the Web as a form of "socialism" is an interesting viewpoint, but somewhat excessive, especially from a worldwide point of view. Access to these kinds of media remains limited in most developing countries, reserved mostly to the richer people. I liked the analysis on the different levels of social interactions and how "the sum outperforms the parts", a holistic view, really.