http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/798 rants & resources from an open educator Wed, 02 May 2012 18:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/798/comment-page-1#comment-139876 Wikipedia » Wisdom of the Chaperones Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:22:02 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/798#comment-139876 [...] Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy wrote an interesting post today on Wisdom of the ChaperonesHere’s a quick excerpt A recent Slate article describes the reality behind user-generated content champions such as Wikipedia and Digg. Social-media sites like Wikipedia and Digg are celebrated as shining examples of Web democracy, places built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. In reality, a small number of people are running the show. According to researchers in Palo Alto, 1 percent of Wikipedia users are responsible for about half of the site’s edits. The site also deploys bots— [...] [...] Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy wrote an interesting post today on Wisdom of the ChaperonesHere’s a quick excerpt A recent Slate article describes the reality behind user-generated content champions such as Wikipedia and Digg. Social-media sites like Wikipedia and Digg are celebrated as shining examples of Web democracy, places built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. In reality, a small number of people are running the show. According to researchers in Palo Alto, 1 percent of Wikipedia users are responsible for about half of the site’s edits. The site also deploys bots— [...]

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