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The Future Is User-Led: The Path towards Widespread Produsage

Bruns, Axel (2007) The Future Is User-Led: The Path towards Widespread Produsage. In Proceedings PerthDAC: Digital Arts & Culture, Perth, WA.

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Abstract

In the emerging social software, ‘Web2.0’ environment, the production of ideas takes place in a collaborative, participatory mode which breaks down the boundaries between producers and consumers and instead enables all participants to be users as much as producers of information and knowledge, or what can be described as produsers. These produsers engage not in a traditional form of content production, but are instead involved in produsage – the collaborative and continuous building and extending of existing content in pursuit of further improvement. This paper examines the overall characteristics of produsers and produsage, and identifies key questions for the produsage model.

Item Type:Conference Paper
Status:In Press
Keywords:produsers; produsage; user-led content production; Web2.0; collaboration; information; knowledge; social software.
Subjects:400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies
420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies
ID Code:6626
Deposited By:Bruns, Axel
Deposited On:15 March 2007
Copyright Owner:Copyright 2007 (please consult author)

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