Category Archives: digg

Membership has its privileges

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

Mark Glaser asks his readers this week to submit the answer to the following question: “What would motivate you to contribute to a citizen media site?” I can’t imagine that anyone is going to be able to answer that question … Continue reading →

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A community site without a community

Posted on January 3, 2007 by

Taking a little time at home last week gave me a chance to play around with one of my experiments that was nearly at its end. FlipBait is a simple Pligg/MediaWiki site that pokes fun at the dotcom golddiggers out … Continue reading →

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A human-powered relevance engine for Internet startup news

Posted on November 20, 2006 by

Here’s a fun experiment in crowdsourcing. I’ve been getting overwhelmed by all the startup news coming out of the many sources tracking the interesting ideas and new companies hunting for Internet gold. Many of these companies are really smart. Many … Continue reading →

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The importance of purpose in peer production

Posted on August 7, 2006 by

What is it about Nick Carr’s recent challenge to Yochai Benkler’s views on the peer production model that feels wrong? He says that peer production exists prior to a commercial market and that a commercial market will break down the … Continue reading →

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