Is Democracy and the Social Web Doomed?

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	Is Democracy and the Social Web Doomed?

migcmc03

7-17-2008 4:20 PM

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democracy, social web, wiki

migcmc03 says:

No surprised here, it appears that Wiki and other social media sites are failing to live by the standards they seem to boast about promoting. maybe? You can decide that for yourself, worth the read. what do you think?

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