Berkman Buzz, week of November 10

A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations.  If you'd like to receive this by email, just sign up here.

What's going on... take your pick or browse below.

*Zephyr Teachout contemplates future of campaigning in Washington Post op-ed.
*Tim Armstrong considers reactions to digital self-disclosure.
*Dan Gillmor reflects in the election aftermath on new media’s role.
*William McGeveran ponders the election’s impact on IP law.
*Ethan Zuckerman discusses bridgeblogging in banlieues and beyond.
*David Weinberger interviews software guru, entrepreneur, essayist and painter Paul Graham.

The Full Buzz.

“With fewer viewers watching campaign ads on TV -- thanks to Tivo, iTunes and Netflix -- politicians will soon have no choice but to place themselves and their messages directly into popular shows, movies and video games. … Maybe political parties will fund shows that send their message. Think: ‘ “Grey's Anatomy.” Brought to You by the Democratic Party. We Put Health Care First.’ In time, the fictional characters themselves may be delivering the political messages. ‘You know,’ Sawyer of ABC's ‘Lost’ might say, ‘Congress really should give Verizon a national cable franchise.’ …”
Zephyr Teachout, "You Tube? It’s So Yesterday"

“This generation’s formative experiences have given them a set of norms and expectations about dealing with digital content that, surprise, surprise, doesn’t quite mesh with their parents’ generation. … To today’s twenty-somethings, the Web is not just a reference library; it’s also a place to store one’s personal diary and interact with friends (including friends one has never met, and likely may never meet, in person). …”
Tim Armstrong, “Forcing Those Web Skeletons Back Into the Closet?”

“More than ever, campaigns used the Net to communicate with the faithful and especially to raise money. They did so eagerly and successfully in many cases, having seen how well the technique worked in the 2004 elections. But they were less eager to use technology to reach out to the already unconvinced, it seems to me. By far the bulk of political advertising remained in the traditional media, for example. …”
Dan Gillmor, “A Couple of Post Election Thoughts”

“Now that [the] elections are over, punditry focuses on the impact of the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives and the increasingly likely (at this writing) Democratic majority in the Senate. Not much of it considers the impact on intellectual property and internet policy, though, does it? … So here is some rampant (though I hope reasonably well considered) speculation…”
William McGeveran, “Election’s Impact on Info/Law”

“The problem is not that the banlieues get insufficient media coverage - it’s that the coverage tends to be superficial and sensationalistic. BondyBlog - which Bruno calls “ne of the best examples of ‘citizen media’ and a case study on the future of journalism” - attempts to counterbalance these stories with content written by youth living in banlieues throughout France…”
Ethan Zuckerman, “Building Bridges from the Banlieues to the Cities”

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