http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Internet-of-Elsewhere/Cyrus-Farivar/e/9780813549620/?itm=1&USRI=the+internet+of+elsewhere
I read the introduction to this book here, which was fascinating. Hopefully I'll get to read the whole book. It appears to mostly deal with how the internet is a battleground between those who want freedom of information and communication, and the Iranian government that wants to control both.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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