Anil Dash is on Twitter's Suggested User List. His findings are interesting.

Nice to see the inclusion debate articulated by an Amercian tech person. A number of parallels with efforts going on here with an emphasis on those who make the tools having a responsibility to make them accessible, both technically and culturally. "Culturally" being the important one.

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Long article by Anil Dash on the emergence of a protocol for, in laymans terms, a decentralised Twitter / Facebook system, which is essential as the centralised model is not sustainable and runs counter to how the Internet works. I'm cautiously optimistic about this and if you think it's above your head would recommend you scroll down to the "What should we worry about?" section, specifically the shift in user understanding and competition from the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

Anil Dash: "Imagine imposing a tax on every corporation in the developed world, collecting $100 per white-collar worker per year, and then directing one third of the proceeds to curing AIDS and malaria. That, effectively, is what Bill Gates has done."