Three talking points on fixing the social web: Newsmast at Public Spaces conference
By
Michael Foster
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Summary
The Newsmast team is attending the Public Spaces conference in Amsterdam, themed "Technology for Democracy." The article argues that the social web is stagnating because builders aren't collaborating and the broader public isn't engaged. It presents three talking points and a call to action focused on changing the rules of the game to foster a healthier, more democratic social web ecosystem beyond just replicating Twitter.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWe're stuck. Let's change the rules of the game.
The social web isn't growing. The people building it mostly aren't working together. And almost no one outside the space is paying attention.
In trying to build a better Twitter and replicate...
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