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== Next Meeting ==
 
== Next Meeting ==
We meet the fourth Monday of each month,  however since May 28 is Memorial Day, our next meeting will be June 7, followed by another [http://barcamp.org/DemoCamp%20Austin Democamp] on June 25.
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We meet the fourth Monday of each month,  however since May 28 is Memorial Day, our next meeting will be June 4, followed by another [http://barcamp.org/DemoCamp%20Austin Democamp] on June 25.
* Monday, <s>April 30,</s> 6:30PM - Postponed til May 7
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Next meeting:
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* Monday, June 4
 
* Café Caffeine
 
* Café Caffeine
* Subject: Peer Production. Speakers: David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky
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* Subject: Social Networks
 
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* Speakers: David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky
David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky will lead a discussion about commons-based peer production, Yochai Benkler's term for "a new model of economic production in which the creative energy of large numbers of people is coordinated (usually with the aid of the internet) into large, meaningful projects, mostly without traditional hierarchical organization or financial compensation." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons-based_peer_production)
 
 
 
"Examples of products created by means of commons-based peer production include GNU/Linux, a computer operating system; Slashdot, a news and announcements website; Kuro5hin, a discussion site for technology and culture; Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia; and Clickworkers, a collaborative scientific work."
 
  
As background, you might want to read "Coase's Penguin," http://www.yale.edu/yalelj/112/BenklerWEB.pdf  and/or _The Wealth of Networks_ http://www.benkler.org/wealth_of_networks/index.php?title=Table_of_Contents
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Our May 7 discussion of commons-based peer production revealed an interest in digging deeper into the subject of social networks. David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky will lead a discussion about social networks. Among the subjects covered: social network theory, rationale, design and best practices.
  
 
== Podcasts of prior meetings ==
 
== Podcasts of prior meetings ==

Revision as of 10:53, 8 May 2007

Yahoo Group for the Web Subgroup

Next Meeting

We meet the fourth Monday of each month, however since May 28 is Memorial Day, our next meeting will be June 4, followed by another Democamp on June 25.

Next meeting:

  • Monday, June 4
  • Café Caffeine
  • Subject: Social Networks
  • Speakers: David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky

Our May 7 discussion of commons-based peer production revealed an interest in digging deeper into the subject of social networks. David Swedlow and Jon Lebkowsky will lead a discussion about social networks. Among the subjects covered: social network theory, rationale, design and best practices.

Podcasts of prior meetings

CoLeads

Resources

Charter/Mission

Mission

The Web subgroup will

  • Discuss and understand the state and future of web technology,
  • explore the nature, character, and scope of web-based business opportunities,
  • serve as a web technology resource for the Bootstrap Network,
  • develop an understanding of current and potential web business models, and
  • facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing among group members.

Projects