Collaborative Society, Aleksandra Przegalinska
Collaborative Society, Aleksandra Przegalinska
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Collaborative Society

Author: Aleksandra Przegalinska, Dariusz Jemielniak

Narrator: Bruce Mann

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

Humans are hard-wired for collaboration, and new technologies of communication act as a super-amplifier of our natural collaborative mindset. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series examines the emergence of a new kind of social collaboration enabled by networked technologies. This new collaborative society might be characterized as a series of services and startups that enable peer-to-peer exchanges and interactions though technology. Some believe that the economic aspects of the new collaboration have the potential to make society more equitable; others see collaborative communities based on sharing as a cover for social injustice and user exploitation.

The book covers the "sharing economy," and the hijacking of the term by corporations; different models of peer production, and motivations to participate; collaborative media production and consumption, the definitions of "amateur" and "professional," and the power of memes; hactivism and social movements, including Anonymous and anti-ACTA protest; collaborative knowledge creation, including citizen science; collaborative self-tracking; and internet-mediated social relations, as seen in the use of Instagram, Snapchat, and Tinder. Finally, the book considers the future of these collaborative tendencies and the disruptions caused by fake news, bots, and other challenges.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kris

Jemielniak and Przegalińska bring to life the topic of the Collaborative Society - a matter that has been sweeping the academic and business world for a long time. Of course, the concept itself concerned mainly the more broadly defined issues of Collaborative Economics, as well as other related topi......more

Goodreads review by Satdeep

Such an interesting book that looks at the contemporary digital societies from various aspects. An eye opener in many ways.......more

Goodreads review by Ola

Chciałabym żeby wszystkie książki naukowe były tak ładnie wydrukowane, to niesamowicie podnosi komfort czytania.......more