Just as Jurgen Habermas noted people have started to turn to less imporatant issues: "...[internet provides] decentralised access to unedited stories. In this medium, contributions by intelectualls lose their power to create a focus." (Habermas, 2006). And what is worst it seems we are headed in direction where blogs will become news. Here is a site Digg.com that will try to revolutionise the news. The editorial policy would become redundant. On this site, for example, the users decide which news are top news.
"How do they do it?" is the question that pops into one's mind. Well basically on this site the users add links to blogs, news, podcasts...
The news that get on the first page (front page ?!) had gotten at least 30 of so called "diggs". The site hasn't been operational for long and it often get the so called "digg effect". this is when server with prioritised news, blog or podcast can't hold the number of views of click and therefore it crashes.
Still it is an interesting idea. I wonder what the future will bring. Especially which issues will become the top issues for the public. Will it be politics? Social events? Advice on how to cook a good meal?
More on diggs and explanations can be found on Wikipedia here.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
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