Writer Paul Ford (a.k.a., Ftrain.com) joins Kevin and Deb to talk about the Egyptian revolution, whether Arianna Huffington is a tummler, and the ultimate question of the entire Internet: Why Wasn't I Consulted?

Paul on Twitter: @ftrain

Quote of the Week: "There is a new role for individuals in the web who serve as 'antennas' who collect and feed back to the crowd" - Paul Ford

More links and comments from this episode:

Danah Boyd on Orkut and flag-waving

Egyptian Google executive Wael Ghonim's electrifying interview

UK Open Rights Group pledge conversation

Cory Doctorow responds to Evgeny Morozov's The Net Delusion - We need a serious critique of net activism

Douglas Rushkoff says "we'd write for free for Arianna, but not AOL" - Huffington Post and AOL: the end of Web 2.0

The leaked AOL "master plan" memo - The AOL Way

Farhad Manjoo in Slate echoes Paul Ford's doubts about the Huffington Post business model - HuffPo's Achilles' Heel

Paul Ford's instantly influential post that pegged "Why Wasn't I Consulted" as the fundamental question of the web - The Web Is a Customer Service Medium

Paul says The Awl looks like a blog, but it is actually an important magazine about culture on the web [not that blogs aren't important]

Readability, an incredibly useful tool with a new model for rewarding producers of great writing

See also Longreads, Arts & Letters Daily, and the collective highlights of Instapaper

Kevin Marks recommends Among Others by Jo Walton to "understand how books can love you back"

Paul Ford's entertaining and informative Ftrain FAQ