July 2008
5 posts
“Wikipedia—with the cooperation of many Wikipedians—has developed a system of...”
– { Jonathan Zittrain: The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It }
Politics in Social Networking: Ameritocracy →
I’m so glad to see this post, because its one of our early organic posts and although its fairly balanced, Leslie Poston is overall doubtful about Ameritocracy. As said below, this is awesome, I want people thinking critically about the site and its definition of success. At the same time, I’d like to reply. Leslie says: “When anyone can submit any bastardized quote and claim...
Seattle startup hopes to aid Internet accuracy →
Mike Flynn, long-time Northwest region journalist and former publisher of the Puget Sound Business Journal (for 24 years!) has written about us on his blog and email newsletter, which apparently is read by a cadre of influential business community members in the Northwest. It’s a great read.
- Porter
Ameritocracy: fact-checking for the masses →
I’m so glad to see some skepticism surrounding Ameritocracy. Skepticism will help us grow. What I really love are people who ask GOOD QUESTIONS. In the comments, a user named Mattt said: “So this is basically an invitation to millions of appeal ad populum fallacious arguments.”
What he means by “appeal ad populum fallacious arguments” is essentially claiming that...