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Yochai Benkler's Seminal Work on Peer Production: [http://www.benkler.org/CoasesPenguin.html Coase's Penguin] | Yochai Benkler's Seminal Work on Peer Production: [http://www.benkler.org/CoasesPenguin.html Coase's Penguin] | ||
Jimbo Wales: [http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20050711_76 Talk on the Wikipedia Community] | Jimbo Wales: [http://webcast.oii.ox.ac.uk/?view=Webcast&ID=20050711_76 Talk on the Wikipedia Community] | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 14 February 2011
February 15
Note: To make up for the snow day on February 1, tonight's class will run an extra hour, until 8:30pm.
The free software movement is one example of a trend towards distributed volunteer networks of individuals collaborating on collective projects that were formerly the domain of the for-profit private sector. In this session, we explore how far such peer production can go in redefining the economic and social structures of modern society.
Readings
- Yochai Benkler, News, Information and the Wealth of Networks (watch from 8:32 to 26:07)
- Zittrain, Chapter 4: The Generative Pattern
- Joseph Reagle, ”Be Nice”: Wikipedia Norms for Supportive Communication
Additional Resources
The following audio streams from NPR may be interesting:
- Wikipedia, Open Source and the Future of the Web
- Wikipedia Wins Users and Critics by Jenny Lawton
- Wikipedia's Growth Comes with Concerns by Laura Sydell
Class Discussion
Links
Chris Anderson: People Power
Business Week: The Power of Us
Nasa: Clickworkers Study
- the link to the NASA Clickworkers Study seems to be broken. Here is a link to the program's home page --Gclinch 13:14, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
Yochai Benkler's Seminal Work on Peer Production: Coase's Penguin
Jimbo Wales: Talk on the Wikipedia Community