I have to admit: While checking out “Links that redefine news” I got lost... Meaning lost in virtual space, the internet. Once I started, clicking here and there, reading this comment and checking that link, I lost track on what I was actually going to do.
I like Sholin's site and the motivation behind it. I absolutely agree with the statement that internet changed the news: The way we get them, how we consume them – and how we make them. There's a parallel to “We the media” by Dan Gillmor: The audience became the editor. We don't only consume news anymore, we make them. By blogging, setting up websites with all kinds of topics and with our comments to other peoples sites and comments.
The site I liked the most was actually Wikileaks: I got really captivated to it, even thought I am not really sure why. Probably, because the content is beyond daily business, mainstream news and boring blog posts. The topics draw attention and make you wonder – actually I assume one could get addicted to the site. Whenever a story gets big in the regular news (meaning TV and print), Wikileaks is the place to get more background infos.
Next to the extremely interesting Wikileaks-page there were several other news links on Sholin's site that did not meet my desire at all. The one I disliked most Marketplace:
I guess I would argue that there's no point behind this site except giving the person who maintains it something to do. I mean what's so great about knowing what drink special is offered in what place for what price? If you go out, you go to your favorite bar or you have your favorite drink wherever. If you have to start scheduling your night out according to drink specials... Well, I don't know about that.
Some thing should just not be spread out into the world. Just because internet gives us the option to create and distribute news does not mean that there's an interested audience to everything.
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I agree -- I think Wikileaks is a fascinating experiment, and I hope it survives and thrives.
Did you see that a Swiss Bank tried to sue Wikileaks and a U.S. federal judge tried to ban it? Check it out at this Google news page
As for Marketplace...well, there's a lot of experimenting going on right now...some better than others.
Good job. 10/10
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