I cant remember if I have sent you these two links before or not, but speaking of technology for this sort of thing I thought you might find the following useful:

http://elvery.net/drzax/more-things/wordpress-footnotes-plugin/

http://www.bravenewcode.com/wptouch/

I cant remember if I have sent you these two links before or not, but speaking of technology for this sort of thing I thought you might find the following useful:

http://elvery.net/drzax/more-things/wordpress-footnotes-plugin/

http://www.bravenewcode.com/wptouch/

I’m thinking the big leap happens when the technology is good enough it fades into the background and we don’t even talk about it anymore — so we’re not, like, “oh you gotta try such and such…” [which is a lot of fun for a few of us right now] but we’re simply, like, yo…..

Obviously there is more to be thought and said on the subject…

And in the mean time we have to keep trying and recommending new technology and software and services and platforms every day (for which I’m grateful to you and Bill and everyone else for Twittering and blogging about the stuff and keeping me in the loop).

I’m thinking the big leap happens when the technology is good enough it fades into the background and we don’t even talk about it anymore — so we’re not, like, “oh you gotta try such and such…” [which is a lot of fun for a few of us right now] but we’re simply, like, yo…..

Obviously there is more to be thought and said on the subject…

And in the mean time we have to keep trying and recommending new technology and software and services and platforms every day (for which I’m grateful to you and Bill and everyone else for Twittering and blogging about the stuff and keeping me in the loop).

I think more people don’t participate already because they don’t think that anyone else would care to hear what they have to say or that they may feel stupid in saying it.

Obviously neither of these are the case but it is still hard getting people over that initial “hump” and get them started, even with the smallest bit of participation.

Perhaps it is the responsibility for those of us who already participate to make it easier and more inviting for others to do so.

I think more people don’t participate already because they don’t think that anyone else would care to hear what they have to say or that they may feel stupid in saying it.

Obviously neither of these are the case but it is still hard getting people over that initial “hump” and get them started, even with the smallest bit of participation.

Perhaps it is the responsibility for those of us who already participate to make it easier and more inviting for others to do so.

Anyone with something to say and a few minutes of time to say it can put something out there that the whole city (and indeed the whole world) can access.

Perfectly put Phronk… But what I can’t figure out — and what we need to address — is why more people don’t participate already…

Anyone with something to say and a few minutes of time to say it can put something out there that the whole city (and indeed the whole world) can access.

Perfectly put Phronk… But what I can’t figure out — and what we need to address — is why more people don’t participate already…

As for “putting more thought into it,” I didn’t really do much. This actually started as a comment on your blog — a response to Bill’s comment that I quoted here. It got too long so I pasted it in here and kept typing…

The stuff about London blogs I’ve been meaning to write for months (procrastination pays off sometimes), so it was just there ready to go; and the stuff about democracy and tribes and nudges and dynamic networks and “media ecologies” (it should have been “ecosystems” now that I think about it) I’ve been writing over and over and over again in different ways for a while.

You definitely did some cage rattling, waking people up who seem to be silently reading along but not participating as actively. You’re carrying the biggest stick for doing that at this point so keep it up.

As for “putting more thought into it,” I didn’t really do much. This actually started as a comment on your blog — a response to Bill’s comment that I quoted here. It got too long so I pasted it in here and kept typing…

The stuff about London blogs I’ve been meaning to write for months (procrastination pays off sometimes), so it was just there ready to go; and the stuff about democracy and tribes and nudges and dynamic networks and “media ecologies” (it should have been “ecosystems” now that I think about it) I’ve been writing over and over and over again in different ways for a while.

You definitely did some cage rattling, waking people up who seem to be silently reading along but not participating as actively. You’re carrying the biggest stick for doing that at this point so keep it up.