The intersection of two interesting pieces in the media offers a vision of the future.
Only the Foreign Affairs article suggests the ‘Brave New World’ perspective on the risks of the governments becoming adept in the manipulation of social media.
But the ‘On the Media’ broadcast actually impelled my wife to ask me questions about gaming. Which is a significant outcome in its own right.
In Foreign Affairs magazine…
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67038/clay-shirky/the-political-power-of-social-media
On NPR’s “On the Media”…
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2010/12/31/01
[transcript available Monday, 1/3/2011