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*The Web allows virtual community to form across borders. The smartest person can be in the same room. Much ineffiency of meetings are dispensed with. | *The Web allows virtual community to form across borders. The smartest person can be in the same room. Much ineffiency of meetings are dispensed with. | ||
*Forums and trackers in | *Forums and trackers in mailing lists can track down activity efficiently saving time and magnify activity that was never possible. | ||
*Small teams and little steps could overcome large established products. | *Small teams and little steps could overcome large established products. | ||
*The Long Tail has no overhead in the era of wikinomics. | *The Long Tail has no overhead in the era of wikinomics. | ||
==Assignment Tasks== | ==Assignment Tasks== | ||
*What must a community | *What must a community possess in order to thrive? Compare the example of Nupedia and Wikipedia. | ||
*How can individuals benefit from joining such a community? | *How can individuals benefit from joining such a community? | ||
*How can you become more better off working in a community or outside it? | *How can you become more better off working in a community or outside it? | ||
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Collaborative Community
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
- The Web allows virtual community to form across borders. The smartest person can be in the same room. Much ineffiency of meetings are dispensed with.
- Forums and trackers in mailing lists can track down activity efficiently saving time and magnify activity that was never possible.
- Small teams and little steps could overcome large established products.
- The Long Tail has no overhead in the era of wikinomics.
Assignment Tasks
- What must a community possess in order to thrive? Compare the example of Nupedia and Wikipedia.
- How can individuals benefit from joining such a community?
- How can you become more better off working in a community or outside it?
Activities
- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Notable Links to Resources
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)