Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Exam questions

Dont worry, we can help! Think about the info from this slide.


Social production (Shirky book)
When do people help for free?

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How does audience size alter the game?

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Social and cultural changes. Interesting ones.


The below 3 part Shirky question will be on the exam this weekend!

1.Explain what Shirky means by “social production” and use some of Ostrom’s arguments to explain when/where people will help and share for free.
2.Explain Anderson’s argument about how and why internet video “changes the game” for the evolution of culture.
3.Use new and interesting examples to shed new light on how these two arguments help us understand the world.

2 comments:

  1. I was thinking about what we talked in class today about helping others, and to what extend we would help other. I came across this video on Facebook that interests me, and I felt it would be nice to share!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqOH2M12VUg&feature=player_embedded

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  2. I found this video on Youtube and I thought it was interesting because we keep talking about how the internet brought people all over the world together.

    http://www.youtube.com/watchv=9nTPX4JW_Ts&feature=player_embedded

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