connecting*the*dots

EthanZ: […] “Xenophilia is why I’m involved with Global Voices. What I want to know about other parts of the world goes well beyond who’s shooting whom and who’s selling what. It includes what people think, feel, hope, dream and believe. And the opportunity to work with xenophiles from around the globe, to have coffee with a Tunisian and an Iraqi in Qatar, to receive birthday greetings via email in thirty languages isn’t just a privilege - it’s also great training for the future.”

EthanZ: …”As much as I want to see the world that Global Voices is tracking - the world of blogs that try to bridge different parts of the world - expand, I worry that we might actually be in a golden age, a moment where we’re still all interested in trying to talk to one another. It’s easy to imagine this moment passing.”

Peter Hirshberg: …”Today, as a first step, Technorati is now connecting bloggers to the more than 440 AP member web sites in the U.S. that take the AP’s Hosted Custom News product, taken by local papers such as the Buffalo News or the Sun Journal. The new service will bring blogger commentary about AP news stories to communities large and small throughout the USA, giving bloggers a voice in trusted local papers throughout the nation.”…

Right on the heals of the Reuters / Global Voices announcement, this is a bigger deal than the last major Technorati deal and much more impactful than what I ever could have imagined..