Jerry Wilborn <jerrywilborn@gmail.com> writes:
> Aside, it's funny you mention the "everyone has a voice". Right now the
> tech media (Wired, etc) seem to be fascinated with the polar ideas of "total
> anonymity" (Christopher Pool, Craig Newmark) vs "total accountability" (Mark
> Zuck, Jimmy Whales to some extent). It'll be interesting to see how society
> coalesces around these ideas as the internet becomes deeper embedded in
> social activities.
You seem to be confusing Julian Assange of Wikileaks with Jimbo Wales
of Wikipedia.
But just in case: These two things are not opposites. Or maybe I'm
misreading what you're saying. Also, putting Wikipedia in the same boat
as Facebook seems counter-intuitive.
Wikipedia is a volunteer-run organisation website where privacy of
contributors is closely guarded. This is one of the major reasons you
don't see paid advertisements on Wikipedia.
Facebook sells personal information that you give them to almost anyone
that will pay.
Perhaps you were talking about the vision statement of the non-profit
foundation that runs Wikipedia:
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
DISCLAIMER: I work for Wikimedia as their “Bugmeister”.
Mark.
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