The service automatically gets better the more people use it
What is Web 2.0? A very good article (brought to my attention by Sven Edge), which lays out the essence of new-style web applications.
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Notable links: November 6, 2026
Our information ecosystem is under threat. Here are some ideas.
A lesson on resilient knowledge organizations from Ukrainian Wikipedia
"How can a volunteer project keep going when your experienced volunteers are exhausted, trust is short in supply & you’re facing tremendous pressure in a situation ripe for catastrophe?" Ukrainian Wikipedia has some answers.
To protect the web, we need to renegotiate its value.
Public Knowledge and Creative Commons have laid out a compelling case for what must be done to protect the open web in the face of AI. It's going to take work.
Chatbot election answers are dominated by one right-wing dude and a deluge of AI slop.
One guy set out to influence how chatbots answer questions about the election. He was incredibly successful, and that should disturb all of us.