The rise of the press, radio, television and other mass media enabled the development of an independent institution: the lsquo;Fourth Estate', central to pluralist democratic processes. The growing use of the Internet and related digital technologies is creating a space for networking...

Digital networks, particularly the Internet, are used widely to search for information and to share expertise and knowledge between peers. Such collaborative problem solving and co-creation of services and products go beyond traditional organizational boundaries and geographical constraints,...

The rise of the press, radio, television and other mass media has created an independent institution: the 'Fourth Estate', central to pluralist democratic processes. However, the growing use of the Internet and related technologies enables the networking of individuals in ways that create a new...