How might the concept of produsage be applied in your life (personal and/or professional) as it stands today? Are you already a produser? If yes, what do you do? If no, why not?
I am not already a produsage user yet. I think the only reason is that the need to participate in produsage has not yet presented itself, and I have not had the time (work, school, etc.) for non-essential activity. However, I can see that I will be a produsage participant professionally and personally in the near future. Professionally, I can see applying produsage by providing tools for communities of practice to discuss problems, share experiences, and create solutions that could evolve with changing business needs. I work in a corporate environment so that is my reference point. The only direct involvement I’ve had in creating such a thing was six years ago, helping my then-employer communicate the implementation and benefits of a Knowledge Management System (KMS). The capability of that KMS was posting artifacts and instant messaging. It did not allow for all users to have input to the content, nor was that really how the KMS was conceptualized. Today, I can see the KMS being used in a whole different way, where posts (such as successful sales proposals) are made and then continually adapted.
On a personal level, I can see being an active participant in some community that matters to me – providing input, creating things, evolving ideas over time. It would have to be something that was an important issue to me though. I can’t see myself participating, for example, in the story that Shirky opens his book with.
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Sometimes, I am very surprised of looking at the others’ works in online society. Where did they get the ideas? How did they create them? Why and when did they do those? It is true that as produsage of typical topic and issue need time and effort to make contribution. Or as you said, I also personally spend time on the subject that matters to me. I am looking forward to see you as produser in near future, maybe during summer?
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