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