Comments on: The web will not stay strangled ! http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/11/27/the-web-will-not-stay-strangled/ Listen to the world heart beat Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:38:51 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: stetoscope http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/11/27/the-web-will-not-stay-strangled/comment-page-1/#comment-146 stetoscope Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:11:17 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-146 Hi Healy, good to see you there. Yes I see a least two big differences. - First, the fathers of the web thought this network as a decentralized one with a free access. Television was though, in the beginning at least, as a tool to educate people. So from the start the idea of television is a centralized media whereas the first idea of the internet is not. - Second Today on television you cannot create content if you are not part of a channel, whereas everyone can put its content on the web. So why would you accept the idea that some of your content is rules by others that centralizes what was once though as a decentralized media. Even on digg and others there is a centralization effect though it is an aggregate of tiny voices. I do not think that centralized media are evil, that is not my point. I think it is interesting to work on offering people a real decentralized media. And I think the web is a real historic opportunity to do so. Hi Healy, good to see you there.
Yes I see a least two big differences.
- First, the fathers of the web thought this network as a decentralized one with a free access. Television was though, in the beginning at least, as a tool to educate people. So from the start the idea of television is a centralized media whereas the first idea of the internet is not.
- Second Today on television you cannot create content if you are not part of a channel, whereas everyone can put its content on the web.

So why would you accept the idea that some of your content
is rules by others that centralizes what was once though as a decentralized media. Even on digg and others there is a centralization effect though it is an aggregate of tiny voices.

I do not think that centralized media are evil, that is not my point. I think it is interesting to work on offering people a real decentralized media. And I think the web is a real historic opportunity to do so.

]]> By: Healy Jones http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/11/27/the-web-will-not-stay-strangled/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Healy Jones Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:53:55 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-145 Is it any different than our access to other information/media? A few TV channels control most views, a group of movie studios release the most watched movies, a small number of music labels popularize most major new artists... At least now we can more easily vote on stuff that we like via digg and others! Our tiny voices can be heard... sort of. Is it any different than our access to other information/media? A few TV channels control most views, a group of movie studios release the most watched movies, a small number of music labels popularize most major new artists…

At least now we can more easily vote on stuff that we like via digg and others! Our tiny voices can be heard… sort of.

]]> By: stetoscope http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/11/27/the-web-will-not-stay-strangled/comment-page-1/#comment-144 stetoscope Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:20:41 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-144 Yes, anyway social medias are all about decentralization. Yes, anyway social medias are all about decentralization.

]]> By: Wallen's http://stetoscope-blog.com/2008/11/27/the-web-will-not-stay-strangled/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Wallen's Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:29:24 +0000 http://stetoscope.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-143 Very relevant point indeed. After content creation, the next wave might be the decentralization of access to content. Let's see. Very relevant point indeed. After content creation, the next wave might be the decentralization of access to content. Let’s see.

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