Comments on: Social Networking and the News http://elbowroomdesign.com/musings/351/social-networking-and-the-news/ Graphic Design Trends, Tips and Reviews Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:54:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: kevan http://elbowroomdesign.com/musings/351/social-networking-and-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-3311 kevan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:24:02 +0000 http://www.elbowroomdesign.com/musings/351/social-networking-and-the-news/#comment-3311 A timely post, especially as fellow "philosophartists" join the conversation: you should <a href="http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2007/12/12062007-embedd.html" rel="nofollow">read about the trip</a> that David Byrne (formerly of the band Talking Heads) took to the New York Times Research & Development department. This R&D team is conducting experiments with devices and gadgets that could help bring the printed word to a more portable, future-friendly context. It'll be really interesting to see where it all leads. Even thought it's great the way "social news sites" brings ideas our way, do you think places like Reddit and Digg will ever appeal to crowds beyond the technocrats? A timely post, especially as fellow “philosophartists” join the conversation: you should read about the trip that David Byrne (formerly of the band Talking Heads) took to the New York Times Research & Development department. This R&D team is conducting experiments with devices and gadgets that could help bring the printed word to a more portable, future-friendly context. It’ll be really interesting to see where it all leads.

Even thought it’s great the way “social news sites” brings ideas our way, do you think places like Reddit and Digg will ever appeal to crowds beyond the technocrats?

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