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Bitcoin vs. Litecoin vs. Peercoin vs. Ripple vs. Namecoin While many are still being turned on to the perks of Bitcoin as a speculative asset, platform, and currency, there are other players in the game. Here is a brief look at how these cryptocurrencies stack up in terms of features. Also, if you’re interested in …
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Christian Siefkes: Peer Production is based on Possession, not Property “Peer production is based on commons and possession (not on property). Benkler talks about “commons-based peer production” to emphasize the important role of the commons (goods and resources without owners who can control how they can be used). Generally, commons such as free software and …
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Essay of the Day: The Peer Production of Large-Scale Networked Protests * Special Journal Issue: Organization in the crowd: peer production in large-scale networked protests. By W. Lance Bennett, Alexandra Segerberg & Shawn Walker. Information, Communication & Society. Volume 17, Issue 2, 2014, pages 232-260. Special Issue: The Networked Young Citizen. From the Abstract: “How …
Organization in the crowd: peer production in large-scale networked protests W. Lance Bennetta*, Alexandra Segerbergb & Shawn Walkerc pages 232-260 Information, Communication & Society Volume 17, Issue 2, 2014 Special Issue: The Networked Young Citizen Abstract How is crowd organization produced? How are crowd-enabled networks activated, structured, and maintained in the absence of recognized leaders, common …
The Peer Economy Will Transform Work (or at Least How We Think of It) Denise Cheng You can’t avoid peer-to-peer marketplaces. For transportation and housing, look no further than Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb. Skillshare and TaskRabbit are tackling education and task completion. Etsy and Shapeways have created handmade and fabrication marketplaces. They all facilitate integration …
It’s no secret that college doesn’t prepare students for the real world. Student loan debt recently eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in history and now tops one trillion dollars. And the throngs of unemployed graduates chasing the same jobs makes us wonder whether there’s a better way to “make it” in today’s …
Commons-based peer production (CBPP) is a new and increasingly significant model of social innovation based on collaborative production by citizens through the Internet. Introduction Commons-based peer production (CBPP) is a new and increasingly significant model of social innovation based on collaborative production by citizens through the Internet. This project will foster the CBPP phenomenon by …
