Wikisation

Wikisation

: Clay Shirky continues the discussion about Wikipedia — which I still see as a discussion that can be converted to one about news media and even academia in due time by doing nothing more than doing a search-and-replace on the word “wikipedia.” It’s about expanding rather than enforcing definitions mean to fit old products, not new means and needs.

Contra boyd, I think Wikipedia will be an encyclopedia when the definition of the word expands to include peer production of shared knowledge, not just Brittanica

2 responses to “Wikisation”

  1. pb Avatar

    This sums it up for me: “Not only is it radically different, it

  2. Geoff Page Avatar

    Just getting into this blogging, and indeed vlogging world, and wikipedia seems to be an excellent site.
    Increasing the knowledge of millions can only be a result.
    ’til next time…