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Narrative Authority: Can Institutional Respect Be Crowd-Sourced?

By Shoq, on March 6th, 2010

Who Says: Narrative Authority In a Fragmented World

Jay Rosen tweeted this seminal post by Megan Garber, articulating what the web and digital media are doing to authority memes and journalism's role in this bizarre new world.

Since the need to manage the tangled and competing taxonomic hierarchies of such a Narrative Big Brother has been

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March 6th, 2010 | Category: Accountability, Internet, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Politics, Shoqs Ideas, Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized | Comments

Has the web lost your mind?

By Shoq, on February 14th, 2010

In an inadequately brief, but crucially important review or what is sure to be an even more important and discussed book, Ellen Ullman, asks, "is the wisdom of  the crowd, actually a lie?" 

A self-confessed "humanistic softie," Jaron Lanier is fighting to wrest control of technology from the "ascendant tribe" of technologists who believe

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February 14th, 2010 | Category: Internet, Media, Politics, Social Media, Technology | Comments

ShoqRadio: I’m On Nicole Sandler’s Show Tonight

By Shoq, on February 4th, 2010

Flattered and confused 

The always brilliant Nicole Sandler, formerly of Air America Radio, has asked me to join her for a conversation on her new show, tonight at 7:30 EST. 

The audio & video streams:  http://radioornot.com

Hashtag  #shoqradio

CALL IN (join us): (213) 291-9410

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February 4th, 2010 | Category: Appearances, Internet, Media, Politics, Shoq Value | Comments

Has Social Media Ruined the Internet?

By Shoq, on January 19th, 2010

I missed "Why this Decade Sucked," by Ed Edroso, back in December. Wish I hadn't. While it's over the top in spots, by and large, it's spot on,  and reminds me of Norman Solomon's words in the mid 90s, when he quite rightly warned that the Internet would empower the status quo, while

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January 19th, 2010 | Category: Analysis and Impact, Explainers & Primers, Internet, Media, Politics, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | Comments