David Weinberger, who has been teaching The Web Difference at HLS this semester with John Palfrey, tells us,
In case you were wondering, we have scientifically determined that the Net is different on a scale of 8.4 out of 10. Our methodology was unassailable. Each member of the Web Difference classhad to state a number from 1-10 saying what difference the Net will make, where “Net” includes the Internet, the Web, and the computing devices it uses, and where the potential for change is included in the number...
The full justifications can be found on the Web Difference blog, where the students and professors have been blogging the class and keeping up with their thoughts through this past spring.