You might expand your scope to consider Web 2.0 content in general. And then consider the work of Yochai Benkler, The Wealth of Networks. There was a panel on this at TPRC http://www.tprc.org/TPRC06/Program06.htm B --- Barry Wellman <wellman@chass.utoronto.ca> wrote:
Having had several experiences with Wikipedia entries and edits this week, I am curious if anyone is doing research on:
the social structure and reward structure of Wikipedists -- item enterers, editing others, administrators, etc. (I don't know the structure well enough to know the nomenclature).
Barry Wellman
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