Keywords:
Business
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Management science
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Computer communication systems
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Application software
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Economic history
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Economic theory
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Social sciences
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Economics
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Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
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Methodology/History of Economic Thought
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Business and Management, general
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Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Computer Communication Networks
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Social Sciences, general
Description / Table of Contents:
How do social networking services earn money? What is the "second hand of the market" and how does it operate? Why does society need so many different kinds of goods? What does happiness economics not reveal about happiness? What is the link between talent, success and "stardom"? What is the business development model for the entertainment and media industry? What is emotional hysteresis? How can we measure cultural values? What is subjective time and how can it be made qualitative? What is club economics? You can find the answers to all these questions in the book. It describes the main trends in development of our digital society. It appeals to those who are curious about what will replace search engines, and how social networking services will evolve. It is about the profit from different forms of informational collaboration (crowdsourcing, collaborative filtering) and how it will affect the structure of the society and human pursuit for happiness
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VI, 145 pages)
ISBN:
9783642212772
URL:
https://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-3-642-21277-2
Language:
English
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