This document discusses the evolution from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and the rise of citizen media. It notes how Web 2.0 enables conversations and the free flow of content through blogging, linking, syndication and feeds. It also highlights examples of citizen media projects from China, including Chinese Wikipedia and bloggers providing alternative perspectives to dispel misconceptions about Muslims and Arabs.
24. “ I try to dispel the image that Muslims and Arabs suffer from - mostly by our own doing I have to say - in the rest of the world. I am no missionary and don’t want to be. I run several internet websites that are geared to do just that, create a better understanding that we’re not all nuts hell-bent on world destruction.”
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29. Then... High cost of production Scarcity of space, airtime, etc. Now... Low cost of production Scarcity of attention
30. The New Media Ecosystem Source: Morgan Stanley October 2004 report: “Update from the Digital World” by Mary Meeker et. al.