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Imagine if we lined up every piece of open source software in terms of how important it was. Now imagine that we also lined them up in terms of their quality or the share of developer attention given to each piece of software's upkeep. Wouldn't it be great if the two things were strongly aligned so that the most important stuff was also the highest quality? Research has shown that in the case of open source software and Wikipedia, this is frequently not the case. | Imagine if we lined up every piece of open source software in terms of how important it was. Now imagine that we also lined them up in terms of their quality or the share of developer attention given to each piece of software's upkeep. Wouldn't it be great if the two things were strongly aligned so that the most important stuff was also the highest quality? Research has shown that in the case of open source software and Wikipedia, this is frequently not the case. | ||
When they're functioning well, markets can work to "align" supply with demand through price changes. In many online communities, participants choose their tasks based on their | When they're functioning well, markets can work to "align" supply with demand through price changes. In many online communities, participants choose their tasks based on their won interests. As a result, information artifacts produced by online communities is often ''underproduced'' in the sense that their quality is much less than we might imagine, given their importance. This dialogue session will be devoted to exploring the dynamics behind underproduction—a d discussing how community managers can more effectively manage these processes. | ||
This event is organized by the CDSC and hosted and supported by the Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. It is paid for, in part, by a National Science Foundation grant (IIS-2045055) so that it will be held at no cost to attendees. | This event is organized by the CDSC and hosted and supported by the Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. It is paid for, in part, by a National Science Foundation grant (IIS-2045055) so that it will be held at no cost to attendees. |