Friday, December 01, 2006

Ooooh, it's all science-y!

Want to participate in an experiment? Check out this link. Now post the same link on your own blog. It's that simple. Results revealed at the Modern Language Association Conference this spring. I know, I know, how ever will we wait. . . . .

But it's a question central to our ongoing debate about the potential political influence of New Media -- how do ideas spread? how fast? is there a tipping point at which they become influential? must they be picked up by MSM for there to be real impact? should we turn to our friends in the biological sciences and perhaps think about this as a viral network? what does Acephalous mean, anyway?

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