Things to Make & Do

Will Twitter save the world?

David Gauntlett thinks so, and I'm inclined to agree. This week, I've been showing his video, Participation & Social Change, to anyone who will sit still long enough.

Gauntlett argues that we're moving from a 'sit-back-and-be-told' culture in which we are a passive audience, to a 'making-and-doing' culture, a world made possible by, among other things, web 2.0.

In this new world order, we grow accustomed to making our own culture through social media like blogs, wik...