[p2p-research] new crowdsourcing book is out

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Sam,

as you will have seen in the blog, I share your reservations about the
crowdsourcing concept and practice but unfortunately, we do not control the
use of language

Jeff's book is good for documentary purposes, lots of examples and
background to cases that may be familiar only by reference, but as usual,
and this is well described in Adam's new draft introduction to his new
ethical economy book, these type of books gloss over many things that are
analytically important ....

They do not advance any theoretical understanding of the underlying
processes,

Michel

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Labeling this phenomenon "crowdsourcing" really puts a limited frame
> around what is happening. It suggests that this is only the realm of
> corporations who might wish to "outsource" work to a "crowd" of
> people.
>
> In fact, there are groups of people that have used peer-production and
> collaborative, self-governing networks to by-pass the need for
> corporations altogether. They have become "mutual self-sourcing"
> groups.  Much of what is described in "crowdsourcing" is available to
> any group of people with inexpensive tools and will to make it happen.
>
> Furthermore, the "crowdsourcing" name seems to suggest that people's
> interest is an exploitable resource for people seeking to amass
> wealth. Successful peer production systems require social negotiation,
> and mutual respect among a committed and vested group of people, who
> will very likely actively resist becoming someone else's "resource"
> should they detect the presence of that desire.
>
> I wish the  "crowdsourcing" moniker could cease to exist in areas
> where it does not apply (save maybe something like Amazon's Mechanical
> Turk, etc)
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Acclaimed journalist reveals the process by which the power
> > of the many can be leveraged to accomplish feats that
> > were once the province of the specialized few
> >
> > Crowdsourcing
> > Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business
> >
> > By Jeff Howe
> >
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