Organized networks in the age of platform capitalism

Geert Lovink, Ned Rossiter

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Abstract

Caught in the real-time regime all we can do is speculate about the future value of concepts. Over the past decade we’ve worked together on many texts producing one concept: organized networks. Prior to examining the challenge of organization, let’s examine the ups and downs of the network paradigm. Organizing presupposes a Will to Act. So, before we regress into the ‘interpassivity’ that dominates our conspiracy age, it’s important to address the status of the online self: how can we prevent portraying ourselves as victims of fake news? How will we recover from the Big Data regression? If refusal of social media is no longer an option, how do we master the fear of missing out and take matters into our own hands?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to Media and Activism
EditorsGraham Meikle
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages404-414
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781315475059
ISBN (Print)9781138202030
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • capitalism
  • culture
  • information society

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