Notes from John Palfrey's talk

He opened with a bit about how the schedule reflects a trajectory from white guys talking up front, to the panel and this afternoon to collaboration/working groups Using MindMap for his presentation, expanding upon the plus signs and then minimizing as he goes, very effective Three main talking points • Participatory democracy • Economic democracy • Semiotic democracy Context matters a whole lot It matters what baseline upon which you choose, better is not enough Stronger middle class needed to bridge the gap between the top and bottom Control of cultural goods, moved to the hands of many More YouTube, more Secondlife, less Disney