Environmentalists seek to protect dying species: the Gatekeeper

July 9, 2006 12:23 PM by Tim Swanson (Archive)

Apropos Stephen Carson's latest post covering Digg, Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, recently discussed the importance (or lack therof) of mainstream media outlets -- such as the New York Times -- in monopolizing the marketplace of ideas.

In essence, because of the low barriers to entry provided by blogging utilities and services, individuals can effectively discuss whatever they what, whenever they want, wherever they want... by-passing gatekeepers altogether. Be sure to read all of Anderson's post on this topic.

See also: how blogs can be used to advertise academic departments at universities in order to recruit students and in their role as a viable alternative to the traditional peer-review journal model.

Errata: Bono posted a real zinger at Yahoo! Answers.