Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia

by Dariusz Jemielniak

Book Overview

With an emphasis on peer-produced content and collaboration, Wikipedia exemplifies a departure from traditional management and organizational models. This iconic "project" has been variously characterized as a hive mind and an information revolution, attracting millions of new users even as it has been denigrated as anarchic and plagued by misinformation. Have Wikipedia's structure and inner workings promoted its astonishing growth and enduring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804789444
• ISBN13: 9780804789448
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"