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Anonymity tested – Wikileaks under fire

By Kathleen Kalk on June 23, 2010 | Tagged with Connect, open access, sharing, wikipedia

Gone are the days of uncontested truth. Hegel’s thesis – antithesis – synthesis is unfolding in front of our eyes as the continued evolution of the information society unfolds. If we consider media conglomeration and state surveillance as the thesis stage of a new era of social organization, Wikileaks just might be its antithesis for […]

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Editing the controversial – Wikipedia taking new steps

By Kathleen Kalk on June 17, 2010 | Tagged with Connect, open access, Publish, wikipedia

Wikipedia announced recently that it will make it possible for a broader swath of users to edit controversial subjects on the site whose pages are locked due to abuse and political manipulation. Generally, any reader can edit a page, but there are certain people and topics that the Wiki masterminds do not allow ‘editing’ of […]

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