CS 408 – Final Project
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The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David
the New Goliath
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Nicco Mele
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April, 2013
Overview
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Big as in big institutions
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New balance of power
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Radical connectivity:
“Ability to send vast amounts of data
instantly, constantly, and globally”
State of turmoil
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Journalism
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New methods of delivering news
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Quality of reporting has fallen
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Financial troubles
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Negative effect
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Investigative journalism
Politics
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Problem of getting funding money for
campaigns
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Traditionally controlled by the two big parties
Radical candidates
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Public donations
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Entertainment
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End of 90s turning point
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CD burners, MP3
Online distribution
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Napster, etc.
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Labels still profitable
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Self publishing
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YouTube, Netflix, Hulu vs TV companies
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“Filter Bubble”, “Digital Feudalism”
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Number of content creators vs distributors
Education
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Higher cost vs stagnant income
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Online resources
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Khan Academy, MIT's OpenCourseWare
Networking aspect
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LinkedIn, Facebook
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Peer review process
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Crowdsourcing of science
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Fact vs misinformation
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Losing the experts
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