There's no locality on the web - every market is a global market. Ethan Zuckerman globallocalitymarket Change image and share on social
Curators are great, but they're inherently biased. Curators are always making an editorial decision. Those biases have really big implications. Ethan Zuckerman biasbiasebig Change image and share on social
Creativity is an import-export business. Ethan Zuckerman businesscreativityexport Change image and share on social
The wider world is a click away, but whether we mean to or not, we're usually filtering it out. Ethan Zuckerman clickfilterwide Change image and share on social
If I use Facebook to stay in touch with my high school friends who are church-going Republicans, I may be getting more ideological diversity than in hanging out with secular progressives on the World Politics sub-reddit. Ethan Zuckerman churchdiversityfacebook share on social
Moments of crisis, like the shooting in Newtown, tend to produce brief spikes of popular interest in gun control. My research on media attention suggests these spikes are extremely short-lived, and that they may be decreasing in intensity. Ethan Zuckerman attentioncontrolcrisis share on social
The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal. Ethan Zuckerman africamobilephenomenal Change image and share on social
Reddit names are unconnected to real-world identities and it's commonplace for users to create 'throwaway' accounts to reveal sensitive information. Ethan Zuckerman accountcommonplacecreate Change image and share on social
A common language is a first step towards communication across cultural boundaries. Ethan Zuckerman boundarycommoncommunication Change image and share on social
When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories. Ethan Zuckerman 1970saveragefocus Change image and share on social
