Ch 1
An interesting first chapter. Here are my thoughts on this chapter:
· I am surprised the writers never mentioned YouTube, and how it is changing how people are entertained.
· One problem with using Linux as an example of mass collaboration, is that Linux still has not caught on the way Windows has, and likely never will.
· Wikipedia is a great example of mass collaboration. A Canadian newspaper, The National Post did a study and found that Wikipedia had fewer errors per thousand entries than Encyclopedia Britannica
· Some critics compare collaboration to communism, but I though the author could have done a better job of distinguishing the two. I think the stigma of comparing collaboration and communism is going to hold it back, in the US especially.
· I do have to agree with Lenier somewhat with the “Collective Stupidity” idea. Just look at what is on TV today. Not to sound elitist, but it panders to an uneducated, low-brow audience. I watch many British shows, and when the US does its own version of them, they are often dumbed down and lose what made the show appealing in the first place.
· In reference to Gates criticism of offering free products, Google offers all of its products for free, and is extremely profitable.
· I found the MIT example of open classes interesting. I wonder what this will mean for buying case studies, and even business school, in the future.
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It's amazing how "free" services can be profitable business ventures. You mentioned google, but I'm sure Facebook and MySpace (through advertisement) are making money too.
If I am not wrong I believe that the author mentioned about you tube several times in the first chapter. Correct me if I am wrong.
I personally believe nothing is free anywhere.
I agree with you on the issue of collaboration and communism. As you have mentioned I really don't believe that both of them are the same as communism is based upon common ownership whereas collaboration is based upon common goal.
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