An Internet for the People : The Politics and Promise of craigslist /

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"This book argues that craigslist issues a quiet challenge to the corporate norms that have become dominant in the twenty-first century web. More than a window to the world's ephemera, craigslist is an increasingly lonely outpost in a hyper-corporate web. It is the internet un-gentrified,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lingel, Jessa (Jessica), 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Craigslist.com (Firm)
Online social networks.
Internet > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Internet > Aspect social.
Reseaux sociaux (Internet)
Marketing sur Internet > Aspect social.
Publicite sur Internet > Aspect social.
Internet marketing > Social aspects.
Internet advertising > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Politics and Promise of craigslist
  • 1. Becoming Craig's List: San Francisco Roots and Web 1.0 Ethics
  • 2. The Death and Life of Classified Ads: A Media History of craigslist
  • 3. From Sex Workers to Data Hacks: Craigslist's Courtroom Battles
  • 4. Craigslist, the Secondary Market, and Politics of Value
  • 5. Craigslist Gigs, Class Politics, and a Gentrifying Internet
  • 6. People Seeking People: Craigslist, Online Dating, and Social Stigma
  • 7. Craigslist's People Problems: Politics and Failures of Trust
  • Conclusion: The Case for Keeping the Internet Weird.

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