Comments on: Misreading Blogging Identities http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2009/05/05/misreading-blogging-identities/ Thoughts from the Internet and Democracy Project team at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:33:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: idteam http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2009/05/05/misreading-blogging-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-14641 idteam Wed, 06 May 2009 13:22:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=504#comment-14641 Excellent point, Curt. I agree. Bruce Excellent point, Curt. I agree.

Bruce

]]> By: Curt http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2009/05/05/misreading-blogging-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-14637 Curt Tue, 05 May 2009 22:38:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=504#comment-14637 Especially early on, though, the fact that many of these people DON'T belong to a group (journalists, activists) which afford protection was why they fell through the cracks. Even now, people like Omid Reza Mirsayafi were clearly bloggers, insofar as they were not part of a protected group. Of course they are humans, and sons or daughters, husbands or wives. But by casting a little wider net we sacrifice taxonomic exactitude to make sure they aren't left alone. Seems worth it to me. Especially early on, though, the fact that many of these people DON’T belong to a group (journalists, activists) which afford protection was why they fell through the cracks. Even now, people like Omid Reza Mirsayafi were clearly bloggers, insofar as they were not part of a protected group. Of course they are humans, and sons or daughters, husbands or wives. But by casting a little wider net we sacrifice taxonomic exactitude to make sure they aren’t left alone. Seems worth it to me.

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