http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/11/27/web-2-0-and-hidden-transcripts/ A multi-disciplinary blog about what makes cultures "thick": public discourse, multiculturalism, technology, and civic engagement. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:01:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/2009/11/27/web-2-0-and-hidden-transcripts/comment-page-1/#comment-6208 Kenneth M. Kambara Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:10:51 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/thickculture/?p=1961#comment-6208 You're exactly right about the power relations. Abut a decade ago, I was doing consulting work in California's San Joaquín Valley on civic engagement via the James Irvine Foundation. The big X-factor was going from meetings to actions, which, in my opinion, requires a combination of leadership/human capital and infrastructure. I think it's an interesting (and unsolved) question of how to best leverage Web 2.0 technologies and social media to elicit tru civic engagement and action in the community. You’re exactly right about the power relations. Abut a decade ago, I was doing consulting work in California’s San Joaquín Valley on civic engagement via the James Irvine Foundation. The big X-factor was going from meetings to actions, which, in my opinion, requires a combination of leadership/human capital and infrastructure. I think it’s an interesting (and unsolved) question of how to best leverage Web 2.0 technologies and social media to elicit tru civic engagement and action in the community.

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