The encyclopedia is relatively static and stored, while the twenty-four-hour news channel is closer to flow. Yes, the encyclopedia may change every few years when a new edition comes out, and the news channel may broadcast some canned video reports. But the value of the encyclopedia rests in the durability of its assertions and the cumulative authority of its institutional history. The value of the twenty-four-hour news channel is based in the freshness of its data—the newness of its news. Where we get into trouble is when we treat data flows and data storage interchangeably.
Se ti immergi ogni giorno nel flusso ininterrotto dell’informazione in rete, questo libro va letto con attenzione, ora anche in Italiano.
Douglas Rushkoff – Presente continuo