The Biblio File

The March issue of First Monday is a special issue, focusing on critiques of Web 2.0. In the preface, Michael Zimmer writes:

But Web 2.0 also embodies a set of unintended consequences, including the increased flow of personal information across networks, the diffusion of one’s identity across fractured spaces, the emergence of powerful tools for peer surveillance, the exploitation of free labor for commercial gain, and the fear of increased corporatization of online social and collaborative spaces and outputs.

I’ve only just started the first article, but so far it looks like there is a lot of good stuff here.