Digital Darwinism: Perspectives for Industry and Government
A term which will soon see greater use, but it would be nice for the nuances to be understood
A few days ago I spoke on a panel at PICTFOR – the Parliamentary ICT Forum – some writeups of which have been posted elsewhere; but a few days prior in preparation myself and some friends had the opportunity to speak with PICTFOR Vice-Chair Eric Joyce MP over a pint, and on that occasion we touched upon the SOPA/PIPA Blackout.
His exact words elude me, but Eric questioned whether the blackout was due to corporate interests, a question which shocked me because a) I felt that I knew the true answer – i.e.: “no” – but also b) because I had assumed that that answer was obvious to everyone… but apparently not.
I must be spending too much time inside the echo-chamber; so let’s spell it out.
In a sense the SOPA/PIPA Blackout was the world’s biggest-ever flashmob; I am hoping this metaphor still works because flashmobs have been adopted as cute corporate advertising gimmicks, but in the good old days flashmobs were as simple as texting a bunch of friends:
When’s the last time you had a pillowfight? Be in Trafalgar Square at 3pm. Bring your own pillow (soft!) and invite your friends.
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