In just the last few years, traditional collaborationin a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention centerhas been superseded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.
Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can harness collectiv... (show more)
Reviews (228)
Absolutely love the book. Many cool ideas for self-organizing collaboration.
This is a great book on modern cooperation, from Linux, Firefox, Wikipedia, to Goldcorp and a whole lot of scientific and business projects.
I learned a whole lot, and hardly minded the 200 pages of padding aimed at the 'business book' crowd.
Judging by the way Obama has run his campaign, I think he might have read this book. It's actually kind of amazed at the profound socialization that has taken place with the Internet, after the first few years of the Internet were so "scary." The tools and possibilities that the Internet has given us when it comes to collaboration and sharing of information, has actually helped us grow. I fear the Internet much less these days.
This book really demonstrates how collaborative processes are taking hold across many verticals--not just software development. A very interesting read.
Di facile lettura ma un po' ripetitivo. Stile americanoide e troppo troppo ottimistico (il che lo rende anche semplicistico).
Alcuni capitoli più interessanti, altri da saltare.
Well written and different enough from other books on a similar theme to be an addition to your collection, not a re-hashing.
A complete run down on Web 2.0 (social networking and mass collaboration) for people not in the know. Those who are will find it a bit elementary, however an added perspective and potential ways to maximize the "toys" you already have as tools.
Decent pop culture book that discusses ways that the hive mind can-be or is-being harnessed
