[P2P-F] Fwd: Attention and Peer Production - pdf

[Michel Bauwens]

http://p2pfoundation.net/Feedback_Loops_of_Attention_in_Peer_Production

thanks Dante!

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From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM
Subject: Attention and Peer Production - pdf
To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>


*" Feedback loops of attention in peer production "*
*
*
Fang Wu, Dennis M. Wilkinson, and Bernardo A. Huberman
HP Labs

pdf :

www.hpl.hp.com/research/scl/papers/*feedback*s/*feedback*s.pdf

more :

http://www.google.be/search?sourceid=chrome&client=ubuntu&channel=cs&ie=UTF-8&q=Feedback+Loops+of+Attention+in+Peer+Production

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.*





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