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Are We Losing Our Online Identities?

Why the author of Digital Maoism has reservations about the collective nature of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 was the name coined to describe the new, collective era in cyber-space - but not everyone is celebrating the likes of Wikipedia and YouTube. The author of a new book Digital Maoism asks: are we at risk of losing our individual identities, and dumbing down collectively?

Also on the programme: An interview with the Dutch entrepreneur who's opening a Muslim private hospital despite knowing little about Islam. Plus, a look at new Cairo trends. Presenter:

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26 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project