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I just stumbled upon this site.
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Needless to say I am no native english speaker (nor writer!). In my previous post I used the expression “stumbled upon”. Since I had some doubts about the validity of the expression I googled it.
I learned three things:
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There is a great social Web application called StumbleUpon
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On the Web you can stumble upon everything (including StumbleUpon.com)
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“to stumble upon” is a valid english expression
Just stumbled upon this short manifesto on the Internet Archive. It was mostly articulated around the 2004 US elections.
In the digital era, free expression and public critique is both easier and harder than in the past with print media. In the digital world, free expression means posting text, audio, and video on the Internet for others to see. Free services exist for those that want to post text, but audio and video pose cost constraints that only the professionals can afford. Furthermore, public critique requires an ability to refer to and quote other’s comments, and then add commentary around these quotations. Again, this is easy in the text world of the World Wide Web through hypertext links, but audio and video are not yet easy because of a lack of tools to easily quote from these sources. “Deep linking” into video is possible in theory but not in practice.
Bonjour!
My name is François Lefebvre. I’m a broadcast research engineer at CRC. This blog helps me explore some thoughts about the future of broadcasting. The views expressed here reflect my personal opinions and not necessarily those of my employer. Please do not hesitate to write your comments or to suggest stories.
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