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Net neutrality is an issue for everyone (heavy topic with fun picture)

I must admit I've not really ever delved too deep into the whole 'free internet' debate.

For me it has always been a case of "I'm sure it's a worthy cause, but it's something for others to take care of." - which, I'll be honest, is a pretty easy position to occupy and has got a lot of people into a lot of trouble in the past.

But then today I saw this image:

Now, this really drove the 'net neutrality' debate home. How would you like to live in a world like that!

So while I still haven't read the full cases for or against as of today I am officially taking an interest. If anyone cares to join my quest for information why not try:

• Cluetrain author, David Weinbeger - Why Net Neutrality Matters
• Wikipedia - Network Neutrality
• Jeff Jarvis - Dangerous DoltsThreaten Our Internet

Technorati tags: net neutrality, free internet, David Weinberger, Jeff Jarvis

*UPDATED* Weinberger vs. Keen

The Wall Street Journal has the full-text of a debate between authors David Weinberger and Andrew Keen.

It's really excellent stuff. Keen argues the web (especially this thing called Web 2.0) is a problem.

Weinberger retorts that the web "is also the continuing struggle to deal with that problem."

The full text of the debate is available here.

Most people will know what I think about Andrew Keen, but as it's the internet... judge for yourself.

*UPDATED* According to Ewan semple, you can also watch "a philosophy major wipe the floor with a moron"

Technorati tags: Wall+Street+Journal; Andrew+Keen; David+Weinberger

Top tip to build a social website from David Weinberger

Top advice on creating a bottom-up social website in the model of Wikipedia - courtesy of David Weinberger's new book Everything is Miscellaneous:

You need to create: "... a pragmatic utopian community that begins with a minimum of structure, out of which emerge social structures as needed."

Similarly,what is the one important lesson Wikipedia teaches us? "That wikipedia is possible."

Technorati tags: Wikipedia; David+Weinberger; Everything+is+Miscellaneous; social+knowledge