The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online

Wired by Kevin Kelly | Jun. 17, 2009 (News Analysis)

The frantic global rush to connect everyone to everyone, all the time, is quietly giving rise to a revised version of socialism. Communal aspects of digital culture run deep and wide. Wikipedia is just one remarkable example of an emerging collectivism—and not just Wikipedia but wikiness at large. Ward Cunningham, who invented the first collaborative Web page in 1994, tracks nearly 150 wiki engines today, each powering myriad sites. Wetpaint, launched ... Full Story »

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by Naomi Isler - Jun. 17, 2009

This article is a really thought producing look at how use of quick mass communication may be transforming society and our ways of thinking about social (and economic??) organization. It's represents the upside. I think the society in Fahrenheit 451 (if I remember the number correctly) is the possible downside.

This really needs to be read a few times.