[...] Eine kleine Navigationshilfe zur weiteren Besch?ftigung mit dem gesellschaftlichen Wandel, der durch die Onlinetechnologien angesto?en worden ist, bietet dieser Studienbrief, der seinen Schwerpunkt auf die langfristigen Transformationsdynamiken legt, die aus den neuen Kommunikationsweisen im Netz resultieren. Der Band will einen kontextorientierten ?berblick zum Social Web als soziotechnisches Ph?nomen vermitteln, das durch das Ineinanderwirken vielf?ltiger gesellschaftlicher sowie technologischer Einflussfaktoren gepr?gt ist, und f¨¹hrt Schritt f¨¹r Schritt in die damit verbundenen Diskurszusammenh?nge ein [...].
The document discusses ActiveX, a technology developed by Microsoft that allows web pages to run scripts and other small programs. It provides a brief history of ActiveX, noting it was Microsoft's response to Sun Microsystems' Java technology. The document also mentions how ActiveX is supported by Internet Explorer but not other browsers, and that it can potentially be used for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks if not properly secured. It concludes by asking if ActiveX is still relevant given newer web technologies like HTML5.
Schrape 2015 ¨C Open Source Softwareprojekte zwischen Passion und Kalk¨¹lUniversity of Stuttgart
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Based on a review and evaluation of business reports, market data, literature, docu- ments and press releases, this paper aims to provide a systematic overview of open source communities, their predominant coordination modes and their socio-economic contexts. The investigations highlight the extend to which successful free and open source software development projects today are dependent on the involvement of commercial companies. Open Source projects are by now deeply entrenched in the technology sector; they have been stripped of their subversive connotations and have become part of the innovation strategies of all established software providers.
Masses, Crowds, Communities, Movements. Collective Formations in the Digital ...University of Stuttgart
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From prosumers to swarms, crowds, e-movements and e-communities, the Internet allows for new forms of collective behavior and action anywhere on the spectrum between individ- uals and organizations. In all of these cases, online technologies function as connectivity- enhancing tools and have prompted the search for novel or inherently different collective formations and actors on the web.
However, research to date on these new collective formations on the web lacks a sociologi- cally informed and theoretical focus. Instead, loosely defined terms such as ¡°swarm¡±, ¡°crowd¡± or ¡°network¡± are readily used as a catch-all for any formation that cannot be charac- terized as a stable corporate actor. Such terms contribute little to an understanding of the vast range of collective activities on the Internet, namely because the various collective for- mations differ significantly from each other with regard to their size, internal structure, inter- action, institutional dynamics, stability and strategic capability.
In order to bridge this gap, this study investigates two questions: One, how might the very dif- ferently structured collectives on the Internet be classified and distinguished along actor- or action-centered theory? And two, what influence do the technological infrastructures in which they operate have on their formation, structure and activities? For this we distinguish between two main types of collectives: non-organized collectives, which exhibit loosely-coupled col- lective behavior, and collective actors with a separate identity and strategic capability. Further, we examine the newness, or distinctive traits, of online-based collectives, which we identify as being the strong and hitherto non-existent interplay between the technological infrastruc- tures that these collectives are embedded in and the social processes of coordination and insti- tutionalization they must engage in in order to maintain their viability over time. Convention- al patterns of social dynamics in the development and stabilization of collective action are now systematically intertwined with technology-induced processes of structuration.
El documento describe las razones por las que la persona eligi¨® estudiar Contadur¨ªa P¨²blica. Estas incluyen su experiencia previa trabajando en el ¨¢rea de contabilidad, haber completado un curso t¨¦cnico en contabilidad para afianzar sus conocimientos, y su deseo de emprender un negocio propio utilizando los conocimientos adquiridos. La persona tambi¨¦n disfruta de trabajar con n¨²meros, estar actualizado, y cree que la carrera le brindar¨¢ un mejor futuro tanto para ella como para su familia.
The document discusses ActiveX, a technology developed by Microsoft that allows web pages to run scripts and other small programs. It provides a brief history of ActiveX, noting it was Microsoft's response to Sun Microsystems' Java technology. The document also mentions how ActiveX is supported by Internet Explorer but not other browsers, and that it can potentially be used for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks if not properly secured. It concludes by asking if ActiveX is still relevant given newer web technologies like HTML5.
Schrape 2015 ¨C Open Source Softwareprojekte zwischen Passion und Kalk¨¹lUniversity of Stuttgart
?
Based on a review and evaluation of business reports, market data, literature, docu- ments and press releases, this paper aims to provide a systematic overview of open source communities, their predominant coordination modes and their socio-economic contexts. The investigations highlight the extend to which successful free and open source software development projects today are dependent on the involvement of commercial companies. Open Source projects are by now deeply entrenched in the technology sector; they have been stripped of their subversive connotations and have become part of the innovation strategies of all established software providers.
Masses, Crowds, Communities, Movements. Collective Formations in the Digital ...University of Stuttgart
?
From prosumers to swarms, crowds, e-movements and e-communities, the Internet allows for new forms of collective behavior and action anywhere on the spectrum between individ- uals and organizations. In all of these cases, online technologies function as connectivity- enhancing tools and have prompted the search for novel or inherently different collective formations and actors on the web.
However, research to date on these new collective formations on the web lacks a sociologi- cally informed and theoretical focus. Instead, loosely defined terms such as ¡°swarm¡±, ¡°crowd¡± or ¡°network¡± are readily used as a catch-all for any formation that cannot be charac- terized as a stable corporate actor. Such terms contribute little to an understanding of the vast range of collective activities on the Internet, namely because the various collective for- mations differ significantly from each other with regard to their size, internal structure, inter- action, institutional dynamics, stability and strategic capability.
In order to bridge this gap, this study investigates two questions: One, how might the very dif- ferently structured collectives on the Internet be classified and distinguished along actor- or action-centered theory? And two, what influence do the technological infrastructures in which they operate have on their formation, structure and activities? For this we distinguish between two main types of collectives: non-organized collectives, which exhibit loosely-coupled col- lective behavior, and collective actors with a separate identity and strategic capability. Further, we examine the newness, or distinctive traits, of online-based collectives, which we identify as being the strong and hitherto non-existent interplay between the technological infrastruc- tures that these collectives are embedded in and the social processes of coordination and insti- tutionalization they must engage in in order to maintain their viability over time. Convention- al patterns of social dynamics in the development and stabilization of collective action are now systematically intertwined with technology-induced processes of structuration.
El documento describe las razones por las que la persona eligi¨® estudiar Contadur¨ªa P¨²blica. Estas incluyen su experiencia previa trabajando en el ¨¢rea de contabilidad, haber completado un curso t¨¦cnico en contabilidad para afianzar sus conocimientos, y su deseo de emprender un negocio propio utilizando los conocimientos adquiridos. La persona tambi¨¦n disfruta de trabajar con n¨²meros, estar actualizado, y cree que la carrera le brindar¨¢ un mejor futuro tanto para ella como para su familia.