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Theron DesRosier

Whuffie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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whuffie reputation currency

shared by Theron DesRosier on 06 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Theron DesRosier on 06 Mar 09
     
    Whuffie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Whuffie is the ephemeral, reputation-based currency of Cory Doctorow's sci-fi novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. This book describes a post-scarcity economy: All the necessities (and most of the luxuries) of life are free for the taking. A person's current Whuffie is instantly viewable to anyone, as everybody has a brain-implant giving them an interface with the Net.
Nils Peterson

The Social Media Bubble - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review - 1 views

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shared by Nils Peterson on 10 May 10 - Cached
  • Call it relationship inflation. Nominally, you have a lot more relationships — but in reality, few, if any, are actually valuable. Just as currency inflation debases money, so social inflation debases relationships.
    • Nils Peterson
      Nils Peterson on 10 May 10
       
      is this the case for dropping some of my social site accounts, eg FB, LinkedIn, etc?
  • On the demand side, relationship inflation creates beauty contest effects, where, just as every judge votes for the contestant they think the others will like the best, people transmit what they think others want. On the supply side, relationship inflation creates popularity contest effects, where people (and artists) strive for immediate, visceral attention-grabs — instead of making awesome stuff.
  • The social isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state — through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
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