Editing Building Successful Online Communities (Fall 2016) (section)

=== October 17: Commitment ===

'''Resources:'''

* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/38306727/download?download_frd=1 Week 3 Reading Note] (Requires UW Access)
* [https://canvas.uw.edu/files/38427757/download?download_frd=1 Lecture Slides] (Requires UW Access)

'''Required Readings:'''

* BSOC, Chapter 3, pg 77-115

In some of these cases, there is an enormous amount of material on this page and its subpages. Poke around for 10 minutes or so on each one until you get a strong sense for who is participating and how and why people build commitment to the site and are comfortable talking about this in class:

* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history WikiProject Military History] ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2014/c/c1/WikiProject_Military_history_Leaflet_front_copy.png Flyer])
* [Case] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative WikiWomen's Collaborative] ([https://www.facebook.com/WikiWomensCollaborative Facebook Page], [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2014/c/ce/Wikiwomen%27s_Collaborative_Leaflet_front_copy.png Flyer])
* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_South_Africa WikiProject South Africa] ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2014/2/25/Wikiproject_South_Africa_front_copy.png Flyer])
* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors Guild of Copyeditors] ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2014/e/e8/WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors_Leaflet_front_copy.png Flyer])
* [Case] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_of_Fun Wikipedia Department of Fun]

Several pieces about Facebook and lock-in:

* [Case] Brittany Darwell, 2012, [http://www.insidefacebook.com/2012/08/09/facebook-platform-policy-now-cleary-bans-exporting-user-data-to-competing-social-networks/ Facebook policy now clearly bans exporting user data to competing social networks]
* [Case] Ryan Singel, 2011, [http://www.wired.com/2011/06/google-facebook-export/ Taking on Facebook, Google’s social network allows data exporting business], Wired
* [Case] Benjamin Mako Hill, 2012, [http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/why-facebooks-network-effects-are-overrated Why Facebook’s Network Effects are Overrated]

'''Optional Readings:'''

* Ellison, N. B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites]. ''Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication'', 12(4), 1143–1168.