[p2p-research] Controllng networks (was Re: cutting cultural budgets)

[Michel Bauwens]

lots of material on that topic here at
http://del.icio.us/mbauwens/P2P-Literarcy ... mostly sourced from howard
rheingold who is working on this intensively,

just to acquiesce that I have read Ryan and the other responses ...

Michel

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 5. It is true that those who live through gifts from the state or
> > philanthropists will not have an easy go in the future.  All the more
> reason
> > why P2P can and should thrive.
>
> This insight has me thinking (a divergence from :
>
> When and where p2p and many-to-many networks emerge, fill in voids
> left by collapsing old industrial era systems, and eventually come to
> dominate, we have a potential problem related to:
>
> 1. Information cascades
>
> 2. Issues of perception and belief in networks
>
> Distributed networks where information is primarily sourced from a few
> PR or news sources, can be attacked with disinformation. These
> networks can at least briefly be harnessed by way of having command of
> what is widely perceived within them.
>
> I don't yet know how much work has been done on perception in
> distributed (or "p2p") networks. But, it seems to be one way that
> these networks can go from robust to "fragile" (looking into this
> now). Literacy of participatory media, and ability to discern valid
> information and knowledge from disinformation seems key.
>
> Just some thoughts (starting a new thread so as not to hijack the
> cutting cultural budgets thread)
>
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