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Filed in National by on February 22, 2009

Cognitive Surplus:

h/t Jesus General

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  1. Rebecca says:
    February 22, 2009 at 8:20 am

    That was a fascinating way to start my Sunday morning media consumption. Lots to think about there. Thanks Jason.

  2. pandora says:
    February 22, 2009 at 8:48 am

    Excellent video!

    It’s funny how many times someone has said “I don’t have time for that” or “You must have a lot of free time” when they find out I’m a blogger. Two minutes after they say this they’re discussing the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

  3. Unstable Isotope says:
    February 22, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Interesting. Media includes sharing. That’s so true! The tradmed has not quite figured this out yet. Until they learn this, they will continue to suffer.

    I love this idea of “cognitive surplus,” but it’s so true. Until blogs came around I was just another passive consumer of media. I was extremely frustrated (especially the run up to the Iraq War) but I felt like I was all by myself. I discovered blogs, and then communities. I have to say that a lot of the time I would have spent watching TV or reading is now spent interacting on the internet.

  4. jason330 says:
    February 22, 2009 at 9:04 am

    So I’m wondering if simple having a “comments section” is enough interactivity. (?)

    Should this blog along with other like minded blogs have a dozen or so open source “wiki-activist” projects simmering?

    What would that look like?

  5. Rebecca says:
    February 22, 2009 at 9:25 am

    For starters the SEU. A little digging here might prove very interesting. We’ve already started but it’s fragmented all over the place. Bringing it all together in one wiki might help — that is if I understand what a wiki really is.

  6. nemski says:
    February 22, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Jason, was the pun intended on the post title?

  7. Mark H says:
    February 22, 2009 at 10:37 am

    “Should this blog along with other like minded blogs have a dozen or so open source “wiki-activist” projects simmering?

    What would that look like?”

    You could always start with a wiki concerning Castle, since there is a lot of stuff on this blog concerning this. My guess is that moderation of the wiki would be a nightmare 🙂 but might be worthwhile considering the amount of time you need to spend following various subjects on this (and not just this one) blog. This way, a reader could just pop over to DelLIBWiki and follow each subject as they see fit.

  8. xstryker says:
    February 22, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Mmmm, well, I for one am not going to be the editor in charge of the KWS page.

  9. Unstable Isotope says:
    February 22, 2009 at 10:58 am

    LOL@xstryker!

    I think having registration required would probably cut down on the problems a bit. The administrator could “approve” the wiki editors. Most wikis have a function to restore the previous page in case someone comes along and defaces the pages.

    Yes, I would love to see a “Castle watch” as a permanent feature, just to keep a spotlight on what he’s doing. I would like to see that kind of feature for all of our state and local politicians, actually.

  10. cassandra_m says:
    February 22, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    This was fantastic, Jason.

    I had suggested sometime back a website for a Tom Carper or Mike Castle watch. But a wiki is a much better suggestion — something that would not require all of us to spend tons of time at.

    It would be successful if it included more than the editors here — maybe we could get it started and see if it creates some momentum.

  11. Rebecca says:
    February 22, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Love the idea of a Castle wiki. Instant op-research for whoever steps up to run against him.

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