Invasion of the cyber hustlers.

An essay is presented in which the author discusses the advocacy of free internet content and argues that cybertheorists are an anti-intellectual group. Topics include open-source software, the protection of intellectual property rights by the internet services company Google Inc. and the computer c...

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Publicado en:New Statesman Vol. 141; no. 5135; pp. 30 - 34
Autor principal: Poole, Steven
Formato: Essay
Publicado: New Statesman Ltd. 12/7/2012
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Sumario:An essay is presented in which the author discusses the advocacy of free internet content and argues that cybertheorists are an anti-intellectual group. Topics include open-source software, the protection of intellectual property rights by the internet services company Google Inc. and the computer company Apple Inc., and the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia. Social media, the wisdom of crowds, and gamification are mentioned.