Particularly: “Social networks are effective at increasing participation—by lessening the level of motivation that participation requires…”
It’s a provocative piece that de-hypes the concept of social network activism.
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It’s cool to see the New York Times giving some attention to the LiveScribe pen in their article The Pen That Never Forgets. I’ve been using one for about 6 months now, and have become a bit of an evangelist.