Erickson, K. (2021) Empirical Investigations of Platform Creativity. Oxford Internet Institute Invited Talk, Oxford, UK, 17 May 2021.
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Abstract
This video-recorded presentation examines the incentives and constraints that shape user-led creativity in online platforms. Inspired by theory on private-collective innovation, my research seeks to identify the conditions under which creators will freely offer their work to be modified by others, or in turn will incorporate freely available inputs into their own creative production. I am further interested in how these dynamics differ between commercial platforms and commons-based platforms such as the Wikimedia Commons. My presentation draws primarily on two recent projects: a study of the risks and rewards of engaging in remix on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, and a study to estimate the value of imagery contained in the Wikimedia Commons. A key challenge of this work is developing methodologies to allow statistical analysis of subjective qualities of creativity. I hope to discuss some of those challenges and the strategies I have used to address them in this talk.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Keywords: | Peer production, private-collective innovation, copyright, platform regulation |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | No |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Erickson, Professor Kristofer |
| Authors: | Erickson, K. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Law |
| Research Group: | CREATe |
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