We continue our publication of Adam Arvidsson’s book on the role of brands in informational capitalism, which we’ve introduced here. Excerpt 2:Adam Arvidsson on the General Intellect and Media Culture General Intellect and Media Culture During the 1950s through the 1970s the new electronic media landscape, together with the rise of the new middle class… Continue reading
Date archives "December 2006"
Adam Arvidsson on the two managerial philosophies for branding
Adam posted this as a comment, but I find it sufficiently interesting to republish it as a full item. It is a response to an earlier query of whether contemporary peer communities obviate the need for branding, or not. Here’s the response: “It is true that some brands are more easily dominated by communities than… Continue reading
Mapping and resistance
There’s a very interesting report on the Resistant Maps conference, which I recommend you read in full. The conference dealt with the subversive aspects of the new mapping tools: “Maps are not granted anymore by structures of power, they are built by individuals who, drawing on the ideas of the psychogeographical movements, redraw the urban… Continue reading
OpenBusiness » Sellaband – A Truly Distributed Music Business
OpenBusiness » Blog Archive » Sellaband – A Truly Distributed Music Business Received this message today from Michel Bauwens: Today Johan Vosmeijer and Pim Betist of Sellaband.com will start writing about the goals and background of a real innovation in running a music business based on profit sharing and bringing together artists and music lovers… Continue reading
On the Political Value of Talking About the Commons
Here’s an interesting essay by David Bollier. It was also prepared for the conference in Mexico which we mentioned yesterday. Begin Text: One of the most stubborn problems in confronting the pathologies of the neoliberal market and political order is the limitations of our language. We do not have the vocabulary, the analyses and the… Continue reading
Book of the Week: Brands, by Adam Arvidsson, part one
Regular readers of our blog know of our admiration for the work of Adam Arvidsson on the Ethical Economy (see our recap page). I have just finished reading this book and found it extremely useful. Indeed many of the innovations that I’m usually equating with the participatory cultures enabled by the internet and Web 2.0,… Continue reading
Wisdom of Crowds and Collective Intelligence In Virtual Collective Problem Solving
MIT’s Henry Jenkins posted recently about the difficulties in creating conditions for harnessing both collective intelligence and the wisdom of crowds(quoted from David Edery): Despite a lasting surge in media, business, and academic interest, proven mechanisms via which to harness the wisdom of crowds remain in short supply. Idea markets have existed for many years,… Continue reading
The Tragedy of the Commons and the Economic Man
Steve sent me this nice retake by Massimo de Angelis on the tragedy of the commons by Hardin (1968). Hardin (1968) argues that in the ‘commons’ society, man lives by this principle: to each according to his needs. Therein is the tragedy. Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his… Continue reading
David Bollier on Policy, Citizenship and the Commons (Mexico conference, Dec 7)
David Bollier, has prepared a document for usage in a conference on the Commons to be held in Porto, Portugal on December 8th, and which will also useful in a similar conference on citizenship and the commons, in Mexico City. The Title of the document is: “On the Political Value of Talking About the Commons,”… Continue reading
Understanding When To Use Technologies of Cooperation and Change
At Networks, Complexity and Relatedness, there is an interesting and worthwhile post about Harvard Business Review’s “The Tools of Cooperation and Change” article (Clayton M. Christensen, Matthew Marx, Howard H. Stevenson).
The article suggests a framework for looking at the “context” of an organization before choosing specific tools for change. From Networks, Complexity and Relatedness:
The cooperation and change framework consists of two axes:
* On the vertical, the extent to which people agree on what they want
* On the horizontal, the extent to which people agree on cause and effect
A P2P approach to politics
On December 8th, I’m participating in a dialogue with left parliamentarians (socialist MEPs) in Porto, Portugal. Here’s the basic framework that will be organizing my remarks. I just want to make clear that though I personally place myself on the left of the political spectrum, the P2P Foundation as a project is pluralist. The new… Continue reading
Experience economy and peer to peer: 8 December in Amsterdam
 Together with an interesting roster of speakers, we will discuss value creation in the p2p economy:  “Friday the 8th of december we are organizing an exciting conference about the changing logic in our economic models; “Value Creation through Crossmedia Experiences” We have invited the ‘creme de la creme’ in the field of peer… Continue reading