Roles, Trust, and Reputation in Social Media Knowledge Markets: Theory and Methods

by Elisa Bertino

Book Overview

Knowledge and expertise, especially of the kind that can shape public opinion, have been traditionally the domain of individuals holding degrees awarded by higher learning institutions or occupying formal positions in notable organizations. Expertise is validated by reputations established in an institutionalized marketplace of ideas with a limited number of "available seats" and a stringent process of selection and retention of names, ideas, topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319349414
• ISBN13: 9783319349411
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"