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Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Subject: Attention and Peer Production - pdf
To: Michel Bauwens <
michelsub2004@gmail.com>
" Feedback loops of attention in peer production "
Fang Wu, Dennis M. Wilkinson, and Bernardo A. Huberman
HP Labs
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excerpts :
page 1
Getting attention paid to one’s contributions is a form of
value [10]; people are willing to forsake financial gain for it
[11].
...
This paper addresses how attention and followers affect
contributions to peer production websites, and in particular
how they motivate prolific contributors to remain active for a
long time.
...
page 3
The evidence presented above suggests a strong correla-
tion between popularity (attention received) and productivity
(tendency to contribute). It is thus natural to ask whether
one could develop a model to predict a user’s productivity
from her popularity.
page 6 - from conclusion :
Taken together, our findings suggest
that the feedback loop of attention is an important ingredient
in a successful of a peer production effort because of its role
in motivating devoted contributors to persist.