Category Archives: palimpsest

Discussion about the use of a “palimpsest” (online) and the annotation upon which it dervies its name (“rubbed again”) – ideas drawn from topics in the Palimpsest online article as well as general interest in related topics.

Palimpsest and the read-write Web

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Doc

In this post and its thread of comments, I invite discussion about the nature of the “palimpsest” as a cognitive artifact as well as the relationship between annotation traditions and the media and technology that support them: from cave walls and manuscripts to wikis, … Continue reading →

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the specter of moderation

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Doc

As I considered the nature of this blog, I was immediately confronted with the big question for anyone who ventures into the “read-write Web” and its ability to allow others to write to your Web pages: to what degree should … Continue reading →

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