The Modern Journalist

A Good Joke with Wikis

Sometimes, we take ourselves a bit too seriously in the tech world. It’s all business models, ROIs, emerging technologies, crowd sources (or cloud sourcing now). Not every community needs to be a save-the-world, here’s-why-we-do-it place.

Sometimes, I just want to know what camels think about the Earth.

Of course, the downside to this joke: lots of people believe all the crazy stuff they read online. The question is how to create a satirical community without labeling everything as “joke” for those who aren’t so keen on reading — and understanding.

Or, the answer is: let the buyer beware.