Comments on: Information Deficit Disorder

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:37 +0000

It's hard for me to imagine anything more likely to undermine Congress's authority than Congressmen tweeting.

By: Janis Gore

Janis Gore — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:40:09 +0000

It's about time for an update on young Katie. Does she have her mother's smile yet? Good smile, Ms. Joyner.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:00:43 +0000

An interesting set of questions. Having been blogging virtually daily for the past six and a half years, the way I process and consume information has changed considerably.

I actively dislike reading newspapers now because the information is compartmentalized and I can't just go look up more info about a story I'm interested in, or try and get another perspective to see if the reporter is being sloppy. Newspaper just feels dead end.

By: People, Not Technology, Distort Reality | The Moderate Voice

People, Not Technology, Distort Reality | The Moderate Voice — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:34:14 +0000

[...] Politics, Science & Technology on Jun 16th, 2009 | View commentsComments | James Joyner voices concern that rapid-fire communication technologies (Twitter, et. al.) may be forcing snap-decisions on [...]

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:37:23 +0000

I'd suggest that the information being distributed from within Iran via Twitter and other social networks is, practically by definition, coming from a particular and likely narrow segment of the Iranian population. Thus, the information being sent is likely not representative of the country at large.

It may be accurate as far as this subsection of the population goes, but just how far does it go?

I see stories reporting on unrest in less than a half-dozen major cities. Is that a national uprising? Or is it the anger of urban elites?

Urban elites in Iran are not to be dismissed as trivial, but it takes more than that group to run a revolution.