Why the internet is a giant zero

From Doc Searls weblog

“The Net is a giant zero. It puts everybody zero distance from everybody and everything else. And it supports publishing and broadcasting at costs that round to zero as well.

“It is essential for the mainstream media to understand that the larger information ecosystem is one that grows wild on the Net and support everybody who wants to inform anybody else.

“It no longer grows inside the mainstream media’s walled gardens. Those gardens will continue to thrive only to the degree that they do two things: 1) open up; and 2) live symbiotically with individuals outside who want to work together for common purposes.”

Read the full text here: Giant zero journalism

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