Title: The Gift Economy of Car Blogging
1 The Gift Economy
of Car Blogging
2Whats a Gift Economy?
- Gifford Pinchot says.
- hunter-gatherer societies, the hunter's status
was not determined by how much of the kill he
ate, but rather by what he brought back for
others. - The first step toward a sustainable sense of
success is taking pride in the value of our
contributions to others rather than taking pride
in the value of our possessions. - scientists with highest status are not those who
possesses the most knowledge they are the ones
who have contributed the most to their fields - Antelope meat called for a gift economy because
it was perishable and there was too much for any
one person to eat. Information also loses value
over time and has the capacity to satisfy more
than one. In many cases information gains rather
than loses value through sharing. While the
exchange economy may have been appropriate for
the industrial age, the gift economy is coming
back as we enter the information age.
3Cambridge Journal ofEconomicsVol 5 Issue 2
- A conceptual analysis of a non-capitalist
Gift Economy
with particular reference
to
Papua New Guinea
4 POTLATCH
- Potlatches were social occasions given by a host
- to establish or uphold his status position in
society. - Often they were held to mark a
significant event in his family, such as the
birth of a child, a daughter's first menses, or a
son's marriage. - Potlatches are to be distinguished from feasts
in that - guests are invited to a potlatch to share food
and receive gifts or - payment. Potlatches held by commoners were mainly
local, while elites - often invited guests from many tribes. Potlatches
were also the venue in - which ownership to economic and ceremonial
privileges was asserted, - displayed, and formally transferred to heirs
- Peabody Museum
- of Archaeology and Ethnology
Chinook, Nootka, and other Pacific Northwest
peoples
5Seary monster? Software formats, peer-to-peer
networks and the Spectre of the GiftBy Andrew
Leyshon, University of Nottingham, England
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91.) What is more important to you as a
car-blogger LINKS or POSTS ? and why? 2.) Are
you aware of any studies or other evidence that
either links or posts have more powerful effects
in getting the bloggers message out?3.) Why do
you blog? 4.) What do you think is important
about Car Blogs as a whole?5.) In reference to
question 4, can you point out a study or some
other evidence that agrees with this?
told'ya I'd ask you to back-it-up. ) 6.)
Roughly, how many friends/associates have you met
OFF-LINE that you can talk about cars/automotive
related subject at the depth that you want
to?7.) referring to Q 6., Roughly how many have
you met ON-LINE ?8.) Have you ever met another
car enthusiast on-line then met them
face-to-face?9.) Do you have opportunities to
meet other car enthusiasts (that you don't
already know) face-to-face in events such as
car-rallies, car-specific conventions, auctions,
swap-meets, parts flee-markets, etc. ?
10 11What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- I think the content (posts) is more important
than anything else. Since car-blogging is not a
contest there really are no winners or losers. I
link to others when it seems appropriate to me,
or when it helps solidify the point I'm trying to
make, or when I'm giving credit to someone. - That being said, I always enjoy links to my site
(www.ifitsgotanengine.com) so more people get to
read what I've written. - dorri732 (If Its Got An Engine)
12What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- This is a hard question, but if you don't have
perfect posts, then people will not want to read
them anyway -- links are important, they get the
word out about your site and what you have to
say.- You have to have a balance of both to be
successful. - Brian (Racedriven.com)
13What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- For me the content of the Post is whats most
important. Its all about my ability to have my
say. But Links are almost as important. I link to
sites that I think others will find interesting
and especially to sites that have linked to mine.
Ive been told that linking to others will
increase my traffic, and to be honest, I like the
idea of increased traffic. Joe (My Ford Dreams)
14RECIPROCAL LINKS
15What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- Posts. It's easy to find links, any number of
search engines will return too many to go thru.
But, posts I follow are from like-minded persons
and I get ideas from those.My blog (like most)
is made up of some stuff I write myself... and
some other blogs that I find interesting. - Anonymous
16What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- Neither links nor posts can specifically be said
to be more important. From one perspective, the
web can be thought of as nodes and connections.
In this case, a post would be a node, and a link
would be a "connection" to another node. What's
more important is communicating the best
data/information/knowledge. Sometimes the best
data/info/knowledge is unique new content (a
"post"), and sometimes it's a connection to some
other content (a "link"). For example, Google has
virtually no content. Yet, they communicate the
best content, without necessarily creating it.
Data/information/knowledge is much more important
than the form it takes.Obviously, other sites
will link to good content. A site with many
linkbacks is like a person's idea that gets
mentioned often. Linkbacks are a method of
ratifying content. Ratification can be very
helpful, both online and off. - Anonymous
17Youve Gotta Have Both Sometimes
18What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- The most important thing when writing a blog is
its overall aim. Like with Autoblog the goal
dictated was as many posts as possible to build
traffic. Good quality just helped. We mixed link
posts and original posts and it worked well.
With MPHs blog it is supposed to be the
backstage so to speak of what life is like
running a car magazine. These posts are almost
entirely original and we want it to be added
content to the main mph site. We dont want to
link to other blogs because people arent coming
to us for that kind of stuff. 10 other sites
already do that. For a new car blogger you have
to think what do I want to do with this blog if
youre just joe public and want to express your
views about the state of the auto world it is
hard to do well. Create a blog about BMWs, Saabs
etc and you could get a lot of instant readers. - Dave (MPH)
19What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- Posts have to be the most important. I much
prefer reading someone's opinion of something
than just a link to a news story. - J G Halmayr (bonsai garage)
20What is more important to you as a car-blogger
LINKS or POSTS ? and why?
- Links are more important in terms of attracting
traffic and google. My stats go up when someone
links to my blog (which isnt very often). - Posts are important in creating something that
would make a reader come back. Content is still
king when it comes to making someone read your
stuff. - In terms of what I want to achieve as a blogger,
links are more important and are something that I
cant control. Ben K (BENS CAR BLOG)
21Links and PowerThe Political Economy of Linking
on the WebJill WalkerDept of Humanistis
Informatics,University of Beregen, Norway
- In these projects, links are seen as objective,
democratic and machine-readable signs of value
The Role of the Author in Topical Blogs Scott
Carter EECS Department UC Berkeley blogs
challenge the notion of authorship. Link and
Quote Results. Post Quality.
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24Always mention your sources.Dont just swipe
content.
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26Evil Intruder ?
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28DontBeRude
François Rude (June 4, 1784 - November 3, 1855)
was a French sculptor.