Whenever a technology enables people to organize at a pace that wasn’t before possible, new kinds of politics emerge. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
Entire books are being written about the distractions of social media. I don’t believe media compel distraction, but I think it’s clear that they afford it. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to oneself, or being ‘prideful,’ is one of the cardinal Amish worries. Having your name or photo in the papers, even talking to the press, is almost a sin. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
Kids automatically teach each other how to use technology, but they’re not going to teach each other about the history of democracy, or the importance of taking their voices into the public sphere to create social change. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
The more material there is, the more need there is for filters. You don’t need a printing press anymore, but you do need people who know how to cultivate sources, double-check information and put the brand of legitimacy on it. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
Soon the digital divide will not be between the haves and the have-nots. It will be between the know-hows and the non-know-hows. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
A lot of people use collaborative technologies badly, then abandon them. They aren’t ‘plug-and-play.’ The invisible part is the social skill necessary to use them. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
I think e-mail petitions are an illusion. It gives people the illusion that they’re participating in some meaningful political action. Howard Rheingold Read Quote
Advertising in the past has been predicated on a mass market and a captive audience. Howard Rheingold Read Quote