Building an alternative 'P2P' information infrastructure

P2P and Human Evolution is a book-in-progress which examines the characteristics of a new relational dynamic emerging in distributed works: peer to peer. It has a special section dedicated to the premises of an alternative to mass media broadcasting, drawing on the ideas of Yochai Benkler, Lawrence Lessig, Mark Pesce and others.

A preliminary draft is located at at Network Cultures but I recommend asking for the latest version in Word format which has the full section and the endnotes with extensive quotations on the topic. The endnotes contain references to many initiatives in this area: vlogging, IP-TV, podcasting, skypecasting, mobcasting and more.

For a copy, please contact the author (myself) at michelsub2003@yahoo.com.

These developments are also monitored in a weekly newsletter, Pluralities/Integration, archived at Integral Visioning.