The lovely (and intelligent!) Karel McIntosh has written a well thought-out article discussing the growing influence and power of Caribbean blogs …
Bloggers expect answers to questions, and real, two-way communication, not just spin. Noted Jamaican writer, Geoffrey Philp argues that blogging “challenges the elitism that pervades the Caribbean and is a great experiment in the democratisation of data”. According to Philp, blogging provides the kind of freedom that many gatekeepers – who want to control the flow of information throughout the Caribbean – detest and shun.
Read the entire article here: Social Media in the Caribbean : A Focus on Blogging
4 Comments
March 12, 2007 at 4:02 am
“Lovely?”
What was our first clue that this was written by Clive?
Stay away Karel! He will only break your little heart!
March 13, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Lol. Thanks Friend
March 18, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Yeah. Thanks a whole bunch ‘friend’.
July 6, 2007 at 6:08 am
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