From Community to Collective: Institution and Agency in the Age of Social Networks
Douglas Thomasnewcultureoflearning.comSaved by sari
From Community to Collective: Institution and Agency in the Age of Social Networks
It is only recently that the elaboration, the modeling of one’s personal and social identity, has been reorganized to conform to the uninterrupted operation of markets, information networks, and other systems.
Jonathan Crary • 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep
The Post-Individual
darkforest.metalabel.com
I sometimes think about communities as human search engines. Groups with trusted relationships and a healthy sense of belonging are a great way for people to answer questions in their lives. And in fact, that’s what many people use communities for. We regularly work with communities of change-makers and most activities in the online forums are sear... See more
Fabian Pfortmüller • Communities = human search engines?
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators
amazon.com
For each of us to contribute to the pool of collective wisdom, it is critical that the question we instead answer is: ‘What is in our collective interest? What is best for the nation as a whole?’ When we aggregate our multiple perspectives in answer to this question, we stand a good chance of getting to a better answer than any of us would alone. W
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