Linked List: May 19, 2012

Saturday, 19 May 2012

‘Why Wasn’t I Consulted?’ 

Paul Ford:

A surprising portion of the writing about the web is actually about WWIC, about the question of who controls what territory. Here are a few random examples of how this plays out, from my WWIC folder: Michael Arrington’s “Digg’s Biggest Problem Is Its Users And Their Constant Opinions On Things.” Or the way that digital groupies claim ownership of their heroes online.

Via my pal Jim Ray.

Behind a Press Release 

I’ve never seen Community, but I really enjoyed this refreshingly honest entry by Dan Harmon on his getting fired from the show.