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So I guess that wraps up a quite thought-provoking roundtable on the Crowd. Thanks so much all of you for participating - both in the main conversation and in the very active commentary section. Over the course of the next few months, we should be integrating the two conversations so that more interplay can happen between them.

Sometime later this week, we will be beginning the next Roundtable: Freedom. We have enlisted a great group of people, from activists in Asia to theorists in the United States. Please come back. Here's a summary of the topic:

Next month, our PBS DigitalNation Roundtable is about Freedom. Does the Internet promote freedom of expression and communication, making it a catalyst for democracy and activism? Is the net tilted towards Democracy and participatory society? Meanwhile, do services like Facebook and Twitter encourage virtual and superficial involvement over dedication to the kind of activism that makes a difference? Does it just take people off the streets, blogging safely in their homes where they no longer threaten repressive regimes?

Stay tuned. This should be an interesting one, particularly given the current headlines in China, Iran, and Pakistan.