I think the 80 20 law even though it was not the mian focus was kind of important. it can be applied to almost eveyrhitng in life when it comes to statistics and quantitative measueres. we can draw conclusions and see correlations. I guess it does not do too much for networked media other than stating that the popular stuff will only consist of maybe 20 % of the larger picture. If you think of spotify, Amazon etc… the popular products will be very small and will only be 20% of the large database, but the 80% of the databse will only be consumed by any portion of the 20% of the population.

We’re used to the idea of the internet being characterised as a democratic, open, non-hierarchical technology and space: is Galloway arguing something that fundamentally challenges this

I found that the internet is actually heirarchical though. At the top we have the big dogs; youtube, google etc… and that is all LOL. In a way it is non heirarchical due to the lack of competition. Evyerhitng is pretty much homogenised and monopolised by the big corporations. They take upon them everything you want every single % int eh 80/20.  But at least the internet has maintained its democratic feature. We have free ish speech and it is a bevy and forum for creative and innovative discussion. We have the hubs such as reddit and whatnot where it may not be the most intelligent of discussions, there is a wide range of opinion and discussions. Galloway mainly focusses on the importance of technology. Take internet, it is part of life, it is listed as one of the 13 basic neccessities in life now days. Its amazing how in my lifetime i kind of saw the rise and decline of heaps of technologies in these 20 years. Radio Casettes, video cassettes, then Laser Discs (I dont know if eveyrone knows this one, but asian parents+laser discs=karaoke every week at someones house) then VCD then Dvd etc…the list goes on and on. Its amazing how some kids don’t know what rewind is due to never experiencing tapes and in a way im glad i grew up in such an era where it was kind of the tipping point in technological immersion. Apple was no where near the powerhouse it is today. TV is no longer the king of leisure in loungerooms and at homes. Oh how times have changed.