Meritocracy and marketing - The Diigo Meta page

• 08 Aug 08
  

  Dave Duarte

  Jeff Jarvis argues that the internet removes big media and cultural institutions as the high priests of culture.

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  • The curmudgeons also argue that this level playing field is flooded with crap: a loss of taste and discrimination. I’ll argue just the opposite: Only the playing field is flat and to stand out one must now do so on merit - as defined by the public rather than the priests - which will be rewarded with links and attention. This is our link economy, our culture of links. It is a meritocracy, only now there are many definitions of merit and each must be earned.

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