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1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) |
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The autonomy imperative -- The distribution of charisma -- The tyranny of structure -- The grammar of justice -- The last online tribe : primitivism.com -- The primary war : dailykos.com -- The imperfect committee : debian.org -- The great sock hunt : wikipedia.org -- Online tribal bureaucracy |
| Summary |
People are inventing new ways of working together on the internet. Decentralised production thrives on weblogs, wikis and free software projects. In Cyberchiefs, Mathieu O'Neil focuses on the regulations of these working relationships. Heexamines the transformation of leadership and expertise in online networks, and the emergence of innovative forms of participatory politics. What are the costs and benefits of alternatives to hierarchical organisation? Using case studies of onlineprojects or 'tribes' such as the radical Primitivism archive, the Daily Kos political weblog, the Debian free software project, and Wikipedia, O'Neil shows that leaders must support maximum autonomy for participants, and he analyses the tensionsgenerated by this distribution of authority |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-232) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| In |
Academic Library |
| Subject |
Internet -- Social aspects.
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Computer networks -- Social aspects
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Cyberspace -- Social aspects
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Authority.
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Online social networks.
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Communication and technology.
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Autonomy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Computer Industry.
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Authority
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Autonomy
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Communication and technology
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Computer networks -- Social aspects
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Cyberspace -- Social aspects
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Internet -- Social aspects
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Online social networks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781849644037 |
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1849644039 |
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