Vasilis Kostakis (TUT): Peer governance and Wikipedia: Identifying and understanding the problems of Wikipedia’s governance. Does Wikipedia suck? Banning the popular Web tool will be ineffective, but you can teach your students how to evaluate information (and more). The Gospel of Gov 2.0: Leading government into the land of wikis, blogs and social media isn't easy. The net generation, unplugged: Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet? An interview with Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan. From Gawker, a look at the eight types of people to unfollow on Twitter or defriend on Facebook. Tagging is connecting: An article on shared object memories as channels for sociocultural cohesion. The Spam Industry: The massive profits and massive growth behind the Web's most annoying industry. The web is a force for good, or not — are young people distracted or thinking differently? Back in 1985 the Internet was a barren, unexplored utility; with the first dotcom's birthday, technology writers are rehashing the dawn of the Internet era. Why Chatroulette matters: Self-branding fatigue is hitting surfers — who wants to be accountable all the time? Ralph Houser, a Pittsboro veterinarian, is a victim of the Facebook age, when anyone with an Internet connection can grab the social media megaphone and broadcast inflammatory accusations to a global audience. After 14 years of evaluating online rumors at Snopes.com, David and Barbara Mikkelson seem to have concluded that people are rather cavalier about the facts. An interview with Malcolm Gladwell on why he’s cut himself off from the blogosphere. Nick Poppy reviews The Peep Diaries: How We’re Learning to Love Watching Ourselves and Our Neighbors by Hal Niedzviecki.
