News And The Evolution Of the Social Web

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Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:06 p.m.

News And The Evolution Of the Social Web

Tech Tuesday talks with Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda, founder of Slashdot and current chief strategist at WaPo Labs, about the evolution of the social web and the future of news.

In 1997, Rob Malda founded Slashdot, a trail-blazing tech news site and online community, under the moniker "CmdrTaco." Last year, he joined WaPo Labs, an experimental unit within The Washington Post Company that designs new digital tools for discovering and sharing stories. He joins Tech Tuesday to explore the evolution of the social web and the future of news consumption and dissemination.

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Rob Malda

Founder and former Editor-in-Chief, Slashdot; Chief Strategist and Editor-at-Large; WaPo Labs

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Marguerite Coomes wrote:

Today the latest analysis of SAT scores were released. The reading and writing scores are going down. How much do social media, tweeting, and texting instead of reading whole sentences in books and newspapers contribute to this decline? Are we headed for the world portrayed in Fahrenheit 451 where there is no need to read?

Tue, 09/25/2012 - 12:32pm

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