confused of calcutta

I’ve been reading a lot, as you would expect. In this context, I would strongly recommend danah boyd’s months-old article on the subject, titled Social Network Sites: Public, Private or What? I was particularly struck by this quote early in the article:
What it means to be public or private is quickly changing before our eyes [...]

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This post was triggered by a comment that Andrew Back made on a recent post of mine, on orphan albums.
The long tail has two dimensions to it. On the one hand, it shows how the hit culture is breaking down, how there are many many niche markets for many many things. On the other hand, [...]

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