I am pleased to announce the (open) publication of a special issue of First Monday on “Critical Perspectives on Web 2.0.”
This special issue was born from a panel I organized at AoIR, and features amazing contributions from Trebor Scholz, Matthew Allen, Kylie Jarrett, Søren Mørk Petersen, myself, Anders Albrechtslund, and David Silver.
My thanks to everyone who helped make this special issue a reality.
First Monday
Volume 13, Number 3 – 3 March 2008Special issue: Critical Perspectives on Web 2.0
edited by Michael ZimmerPreface: Critical Perspectives on Web 2.0
by Michael ZimmerMarket Ideology and the Myths of Web 2.0
by Trebor ScholzWeb 2.0: An argument against convergence
by Matthew AllenInteractivity is Evil! A critical investigation of Web 2.0
by Kylie JarrettLoser Generated Content: From Participation to Exploitation
by Søren Mørk PetersenThe Externalities of Search 2.0: The Emerging Privacy Threats when the Drive for the Perfect Search Engine meets Web 2.0
by Michael ZimmerOnline Social Networking as Participatory Surveillance
by Anders AlbrechtslundHistory, Hype, and Hope: An Afterward
by David Silver
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getting academics to do anything collectively is like herding cats – it ain’t easy. thanks, michael, for putting this together – first as a conference panel and then as a special issue of first monday. i’m biased but i think it’s a really interesting and timely special issue.
It was a pleasure, and I’m thrilled with the results. Thanks!