February 24,2007

The Failure of We (the) Media

Skrentablog - The Failure of We (the) Media
There is actually a media revolution in the works. So what's going on here? By implicit definition, participatory media is non-commercial. If it's commercial, someone owns it, and it's not "we" anymore.

Furthermore, as soon as a new media venture crosses the line and tries to become a business, it either becomes a successful business or a failed one. Businesses aren't about ideology, they're about getting a job done and earning revenue to keep the thing going. Even wild success tends to leave ideology behind. Ideology is the realm of nonprofits and failures.

There is still a power law to success, and the few continue to reap disproportionate rewards, as they always have. Pub media turns out to be a farm league for big media. The bloggers who "make it" look more and more like regular media than "us". They graduate to to the A-list, and start to get lumped in and criticised along with the establishment. Success looks like a sellout to a big media company, or a good business doing job boards and conferences on the side to pay the bills.

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November 15,2005

Dan Gillmor's Visit to Taipei?

來自歐萊禮的訊息:
《草根媒體》(We the Media)的作者Dan Gillmor,預定會在11/26-12/3造訪香港,正在考慮是否來台北一趟。

各位,有興趣來個座談會/網聚嗎?

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August 8,2005

"We The Media" 日文版

朝日新聞出版,書腰上的大頭是 livedoor 的CEO - 崛江貴文。

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June 21,2005

《草根媒體》的台灣經驗

從2005/2本站開幕至今,導覽列上的"台灣經驗",一直是有標題、無連結、無內容。
但這並不代表,我們沒有台灣經驗。
苦勞網破報生命力南方應遞媒...,台灣的草根媒體,其實是很讚的。

2005年是blog風起雲湧的一年,那麼,草根媒體的台灣經驗,會有什麼樣的發展呢?
沒有獎品,歡迎參加,留下您的回應或引用:)

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June 17,2005

《草根媒體》 - 延伸閱讀之網站列表

以下是本書附錄裡的網站列表。連連看作者提供的豐富資訊,收穫會更多哦:) (共169筆) ...繼續閱讀

Posted by wethemedia at 樂多Roodo!23:31

May 18,2005

《草根媒體》要再刷 - 除錯達人招募中

來自小編的訊息:
草根媒體第一刷就要賣完啦!!!
如果你有遇到什麼親朋好友剛好看到書中有錯(像上次的保羅.克魯曼),或是覺得有什麼翻譯看不懂的地方,就趁現在要重刷的時機提出哦~~時間有限,我只能等到下星期一。:p

本來想拗看看能不能重排版面,不過礙於美編本月工作滿檔(編輯全都有書在排隊),所以,只好麻煩大家繼續批評指教,下一次重刷的時候,我一定會拗到整本書重排一遍的!!!(小宇宙燃燒)


如果您發現本書有錯字、譯文欠佳,請不吝指教哦(留言或引用本文皆可)!

對於本書封面設計,也歡迎大家批評指教。如果您是設計達人,也歡迎投稿哦(書名與底圖不變)。

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April 13,2005

推薦序:我們在寫網誌,我們在寫歷史

大約十年前在雜誌上曾看到一幅單格漫畫,漫畫裡畫著一個坐在街角乞討的乞丐,地上擺著空的奶粉罐和一張牌子,牌子上寫著「No E-mail Address(沒有電子郵件住址)」,當時有看到這幅漫畫的人,應該會對漫畫家的幽默會心一笑。的確,在十多年前擁有一個電子郵件住址(更明確的說應該是一個Unix帳號),就等於擁有整新興媒體。經過了十年,這個新興媒體加入了更多元素,身在其中的人都知道它的潛力不容小覷,記者出身的吉摩爾可以算是身在其中感受深刻的一員,他用這本書《We the Media》檢視這新興媒體的走向,主題雖然嚴肅,看完之後讓我同樣會心一笑。 ...繼續閱讀

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