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  • 07 Nov 09
  • 22 Apr 09
    knolfie
    Kristal Nolf

    Blogpost about the new economy of Web 2.0 where participants can expect to receive benefits in proportion to their contribution. Explores concept of the personal learning network (PLN), the Internet environment each of us create to help us with our work.

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  • 14 Apr 09
    anonymous

    One thing people tend to get wrong about networks is to interpret them as some sort of economy or value proposition. For example, Martin Weller writes, "It seems to me that what we're discovering is that like any economy (and economy doesn't have to mean money, natural selection arises because of nature's economy) establishing any 'wealth' requires effort, time or innovation." But I think this metaphor is really misleading. As I write in the comments, "It's not about reciprocity. It's about sharing. Completely different concept.

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