[governance] How can we effectively discuss current issues? (SOPA, webinars, questions)

[ricardo ruiz]

i do agree that short communication works better. Of course, it should
be well sistematized (is this the right word? Hehe) and everyone on
the webinar should agree with a document on a wiki or pad, i.e.

Sorry for the poor english and best from northestearn Brazil,

Ruiz

2012/1/27, Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>:
> Hi there,
>
> Aldo, Diplo's resident contrarian, criticises Diplo's webinars and modern
> communication, asking 'Is the medium the twitter?' at
> http://deepdip.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-medium-is-the-twitter/ He
> argues that the way in which the Chinese 'Party universities', among
> others, discuss issues, is conceptually and practically more effective (and
> congenial) than modern webinar/Twitter-technique communication. Personally,
> I disagree, because when an online communication gets 'too interactive', we
> have chaos, and I think that short, pithy comments or questions are
> preferable in a webinar. Bandwidth limitations must be taken into
> consideration as well. This is one advantage to an email list like the IGC:
> it allows for full multi-party discussion.
>
>  Please let us know your views about this dilemma as we both try to improve
> our communication, and explore the topic as a concept for improved
> e-participation. You can also join us for the next webinar and see the
> potentials and limitations of this medium, as we discuss SOPA, PIPA and the
> recent online blackout activities:
> http://www.diplomacy.edu/calendar/copyright-infringement-sopapipa-megaupload
>
> Personally, I am wondering if the push to stop SOPA has strengthened ACTA.
>
> Best, Ginger
>
>
> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
> Diplo Foundation
> www.diplomacy.edu/ig
> VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu
>
> *Join the Diplo community IG discussions: www.diplointernetgovernance.org*
>


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