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If someone decides to teach a class on weblog theory they now have the perfect introductory text. Nothing new here if you've been following along, but it's great to have it all layed out in one place. Excellent collection of links. Very nice job.
These tools are being developed and we are on the verge of an awakening of the Internet. This awakening will facilitate the anticipated political model enabled by technology to support some of the basic attributes of democracy, which have eroded as power has become concentrated within corporations and governments. It is possible that new technologies may enable a higher-level order through emergent properties, which will enable a form of emergent direct democracy capable of managing complex issues more effectively than the current form of representative democracy.We can hope, right?
William Gibson has had the camera/cellphone ah-ha moment. These things really will be a big deal.