Comments on: Cass Sunstein’s “Infotopia” http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Nielsen http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1896786 Michael Nielsen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:44:55 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1896786 Habermas is, incidentally, now on twitter: @jhabermas. (I mention this here because I greatly enjoyed this post, many months ago, when I first read it. It inspired me to reread "Infotopia", to my considerable benefit. Thanks!) Habermas is, incidentally, now on twitter: @jhabermas.

(I mention this here because I greatly enjoyed this post, many months ago, when I first read it. It inspired me to reread “Infotopia”, to my considerable benefit. Thanks!)

]]> By: ⌘f » Blog Archive » Notes from our Online NW talk - Soapbox, Echo Chamber & Salon… http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1425024 ⌘f » Blog Archive » Notes from our Online NW talk - Soapbox, Echo Chamber & Salon… Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:06:07 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1425024 [...] Cass Sunstein’s Infotopia (my heart’s in accra) - an extended book review, includes a nice overview of the echo chamber concept in the online environment [...] [...] Cass Sunstein’s Infotopia (my heart’s in accra) – an extended book review, includes a nice overview of the echo chamber concept in the online environment [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » OSI - Social media in closed societies http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1311804 …My heart’s in Accra » OSI - Social media in closed societies Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1311804 [...] A nuanced view, advanced by thinkers like Cass Sunstein (perhaps more in “Infotopia” than in Republic.com 2.0″) that suggests that new media likely enhanced democracy, but [...] [...] A nuanced view, advanced by thinkers like Cass Sunstein (perhaps more in “Infotopia” than in Republic.com 2.0″) that suggests that new media likely enhanced democracy, but [...]

]]> By: Michael Nielsen » Biweekly links for 09/29/2008 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1218519 Michael Nielsen » Biweekly links for 09/29/2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:54:22 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1218519 [...] …My heart’s in Accra » Cass Sunstein’s “Infotopia” [...] [...] …My heart’s in Accra » Cass Sunstein’s “Infotopia” [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » You go to war with the data you have http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1160117 …My heart’s in Accra » You go to war with the data you have Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:19:37 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1160117 [...] argued that societies depend on a healthy public sphere where issues can be freely deliberated. Sunstein’s recent research on this topic focuses specifically on deliberation, where he makes the argument that deliberation with [...] [...] argued that societies depend on a healthy public sphere where issues can be freely deliberated. Sunstein’s recent research on this topic focuses specifically on deliberation, where he makes the argument that deliberation with [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » The architecture of serendipity http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-1023938 …My heart’s in Accra » The architecture of serendipity Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:17:26 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-1023938 [...] length in Republic.com, later Republic.com 2.0, and to a lesser degree in his excellent Infotopia. My review of Infotopia, if you’re interested.) He’s concerned that the customizability and choice offered in [...] [...] length in Republic.com, later Republic.com 2.0, and to a lesser degree in his excellent Infotopia. My review of Infotopia, if you’re interested.) He’s concerned that the customizability and choice offered in [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-945654 …My heart’s in Accra » Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:34:07 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-945654 [...] us) dumber. (Here she’s pulling on some threads explored by Cass Sunstein in Republic.com and Infotopia. More on that in a bit.) And yesterday, my colleague and friend David Sasaki invoked the [...] [...] us) dumber. (Here she’s pulling on some threads explored by Cass Sunstein in Republic.com and Infotopia. More on that in a bit.) And yesterday, my colleague and friend David Sasaki invoked the [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Ted2008: Debating the Role of the Media http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-883503 …My heart’s in Accra » Ted2008: Debating the Role of the Media Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:23:27 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-883503 [...] more choice - you can choose the news you want to see and read about. Frei jumps on this and asks the Daily Me question - isn’t something lost when you’re reading only the stories you choose. Bernstein jumps [...] [...] more choice – you can choose the news you want to see and read about. Frei jumps on this and asks the Daily Me question – isn’t something lost when you’re reading only the stories you choose. Bernstein jumps [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Social software, serendipity and salad bars. (Mmm. Sybillance…) http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-713209 …My heart’s in Accra » Social software, serendipity and salad bars. (Mmm. Sybillance…) Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:30:03 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-713209 [...] may also be asking the “what’s so bad about homophily?” question. Here Sunstein can offer some help, suggesting that people who hear only similar voices end up polarized, less likely to compromise [...] [...] may also be asking the “what’s so bad about homophily?” question. Here Sunstein can offer some help, suggesting that people who hear only similar voices end up polarized, less likely to compromise [...]

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Lessig: “Help us in the US to remember these ideals. Help us by living them yourselves.” http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/30/cass-sunsteins-infotopia/comment-page-1/#comment-202233 …My heart’s in Accra » Lessig: “Help us in the US to remember these ideals. Help us by living them yourselves.” Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:49:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1125#comment-202233 [...] - Are these new forms of speech any good? Do they help the political process? Is it really “speaking truth to power”? Cass Sunstein raises these questions in the revised edition of Republic.com, Republic 2.0, where he argues that some forms of deliberation can increase the polarization of an electorate, rather than bringing diverse viewpoints together. (Sunstein makes some of the same argument in Infotopia, which I’ve reviewed here.) [...] [...] – Are these new forms of speech any good? Do they help the political process? Is it really “speaking truth to power”? Cass Sunstein raises these questions in the revised edition of Republic.com, Republic 2.0, where he argues that some forms of deliberation can increase the polarization of an electorate, rather than bringing diverse viewpoints together. (Sunstein makes some of the same argument in Infotopia, which I’ve reviewed here.) [...]

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