The Cut And Paste Candidate

[Commentary] At Cornell University, researchers are using a Wiki to study online civic participation. The basic idea is to use a Wiki as the web site for a fictitious candidate in the Presidential election and for anyone to chime in and shape the policies, background and news behind the campaign.

(Mike Bloxham is Director, Insight & Research at the Center for Media Design, Ball State University - mbloxham@bsu.edu)