09 maio 2003

VITAMEDIAS
Raed is still alive: On his Weblog, Dave Winer recently noted the decentralizing impact of the Internet on what he describes as the "monoculture." In this sense, the Internet becomes a revolutionary tool changing the cost of distributing culture to the point where it has become virtually free. "Every day we're asked to pay a price to continue the existing centralized system of flowing information and creativity," writes Winer. "What if we don't want to pay?"
It's a provocative and perceptive question that goes straight to the bigger point: The global distribution of information, which creates news and culture, is no longer an exclusive monopoly. For the interests that have traditionally acted as information gatekeepers, this is bad news in bells. We don't have to pay, and there are only going to be more alternatives as the rest of the world gets wired.