a year ago, i wondered about the state of free knowledge creation. in the meantime, del.icio.us, flickr and foremost, wikipedia have brought infoware to a much broader audience. i have a keen interest in peer production, and i noticed recently how i am often too tired to contribute to open source projects, but end up slacking a bit and maintaining my del.icio.us account and other infoware bits instead.
this makes me wonder if infoware with it’s immediate gratification and strong network effects will have a far deeper impact on the creation of societal wealth than open source ever will. the thought that more of that almost limitless source of energy (slacking) could be tapped.

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