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It's getting harder to be a Wikipedia-hater. The user-generated and -edited online encyclopedia—which doesn't even require contributors to register—somehow holds its own against the Encyclopedia Britannica in accuracy, a Nature study concluded, and has many times more entries. But even though people are catching up to the idea that Wikipedia is a force for good, there are still huge misconceptions about what makes the encyclopedia tick. While Wikipedia does show the creative potential of online communities, it's a mistake to assume the site owes its success to the wisdom of the online crowd. Social-media sites like Wikipedia and Digg are celebrated as shining examples of Web democracy, places built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. In reality, a small number of people are running the show.
Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy. - By Chris W
by Robin Hanson This short "manifesto" describes a new form of government. In "futarchy," we would vote on values, but bet on beliefs. Elected representatives would formally define and manage an after-the-fact measurement of national welfare, while market speculators would say which policies they expect to raise national welfare.
Futarchy: Vote Values, But Bet Beliefs
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“Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of Western civilization?” “I think it would be a very good idea.” “But what about American democracy?” “I think you better start using open source voting machines.”
The BBC is to launch a political webcasting platform known as Democracy Live, Helen Boaden, Director of News at the BBC, told delegates at Headstar’s E-Democracy ‘08 conference in London this month. The site “will offer live and on-demand video from all the main UK institutions and the European Parliament. Users will be able to search across the video for representatives and issues that are relevant to them.
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First Virtual Congress on World Citizenship and Democratic Global Governance Discuss with leaders and members of world democracy movements http://www.worldcit.citymax.com/1st_Congress.html http://www.worldcit.citymax.com/1st_Congress_Index.html This paper is an Extract of: