Monday, November 22, 2010

Tim Berners-Lee: Facebook could fragment web | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Tim Berners-Lee: Facebook could fragment web | Technology | guardian.co.uk:

"'The web evolved into a powerful, ubiquitous tool because it was built on egalitarian principles,' he said. 'The web as we know it, however, is being threatened in different ways. Some of its most successful inhabitants have begun to chip away at its principles.'"

This is a very old story. It happened in radio, in TV. "Open" media become fragmented and closed by powerful corporate participation and restrictions. There's no reason to be optimistic and think the pattern will be broken online. As long as the real power belongs to corporations, this is what happens.

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