Joi Ito posted an interesting report on a new approach to engaging young japanese to go to work. “Last week I met Mr. Sunagawa from LocationValue Inc. that runs Otetsudai Networks. Otetsudai Networks is a very cool service that is one of these “perfect for Japan” things. Because of the advanced aging population and the… Continue reading
“Social Publishing” talks coming up
(Via Panarchy “Social Publishing” talks coming up | Panarchy.com) Fellow P2P Foundation blogger Paul Hartzog will be in the UK in November to talk about the exciting topic of Social Publishing Nov 14, de Montfort University, Leicester, U.K.; Institute of Creative Technologies IOCT Co-presenter: Richard Adler, Michigan State University “Social Publishing” This talk will focus… Continue reading
Peer production in the physical world: Book in print
Christian Siefkes’ book about peer production in the physical world, is now available in print through this order page. The book has 156 pages and costs 9.50 EUR; the shipping fee is just 2.50 EUR
Research Fest 4: Peer interaction amongst young consumers
At the University of Lund in Sweden we met researcher Jon Bertilsson, who is doing a detailed analysis of peer interaction on forums, specifically related to the interaction of young people with brands. The 20-page research paper can be downloaded here. Here is the abstract: “This paper deals with how young consumers learn the logic… Continue reading
What’s next for the Global Village movement?
Marcin Jakubowski’s Open Source Ecology project, which aims to create concretely existing physical Global Villages, but in the context of fully open global design communities, is taking more and more shape. Here below is Marcin’s vision for an organizational strategy. More info in his dedicated wiki: The focus of our Global Village Construction program is… Continue reading
Research fest 3: Complex Communication Networks
We asked Jonas Andersen, whom we met at Copenhagen’s Advice University to provide us with a summary of his Master’s Thesis on ‘Complex Communication Networks’ Common platform, common goal My approach to p2p dynamics is through communications and medium theory. This result in two levels of interest: 1) The physical level of media and distribution… Continue reading
What’s next for the Open Source Appropriate Technology movement?
At the very moment when venture capital is concluding that open source software is now simply the default option and proprietary software is no longer sustainable as an investment strategy, open source as a development strategy and commons-oriented framework is also fast moving in the field of ‘physical production’, particulary in the field of appropriate… Continue reading
Research fest 2: A framework for immaterial valuation
Francois Druel has done an in-depth investigation on how to evaluate immaterial resources as to their ‘value’. His PhD thesis on the topic is available here at http://homepage.mac.com/fdruel . He uses “use two axes : attractivity and perennity. To determine each axis a total of 18 criteria are used. For establishing the weight of each… Continue reading
P2P as new paradigm for communication professionals
A spinoff from a lecture in Copenhagen, at Advice University, this interview by Mikkel Holm Sørensen focuses on the impact of P2P for communication professionals: Mikkel Holm Sørensen (MHS): Thanks for taking time for this interview, Michel. Let’s start from the top. We are going to talk a lot about P2P processes, so please briefly… Continue reading
Couchsurfing emerging as a case study in company-community foul up
I have no time at present to research this in-depth. But it transpires that Couchsurfing is emerging as a case study on how a company attempts to mobilize volunteers but then botches up the relation with the community, offering them no real power of participation, considering them merely as free labor; or at least, this… Continue reading
Research fest 1: A framework for mass collaboration and stigmergy
Mark Elliot has finished his PhD research with flying colours, with a recommendation by Howard Rheingold that it ‘ought to be a book’. You can find various links with info and a download address here. Here’s a summary of the topic: “The core insight of the thesis is that mass collaboration (Wikipedia, open source software,… Continue reading
Stefan Merten on the problem with ethical licenses
At our P2P Foundation wiki we have given some space to developments around equity-based licenses, such as the IANG License, which attempt to incorporate an additional layer of ethical values, centered around equity, in the peer property-based licensing arrangements that protect the common peer production. However, Stephen Merten of Oekonux is of the opinion that… Continue reading
Video: “Prometeus – the media revolution”
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Ed Felten on the consequences of the coming infinite storage for music
I’m reproducing a substantial part of an entry by Ed Felten, because it is crucial for an understanding of where technology is heading, and how unsustainable restrictive technologies are in the face of such onslaughts: “sometime in the next decade, we’ll see a $100 device that fits in your pocket and holds all of the… Continue reading
Video: Lessig on “corruption”
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Introducing ‘Ecopyleft’
The following will be of interest to those who are following developments regarding peer property and the governance of peer production projects. According to Patrick Godeau, the creator of the IANG License: “By ecopyleft, I mean the extension of copyleft to the economy of a free work. While copyleft freedoms (to analyze, to modify, to… Continue reading