Dynamics of Critical Internet Culture

<p>This study examines the dynamics of critical Internet culture after the medium opened to a broader audience in the mid 1990s. It is Geert Lovink’s PhD thesis, submitted late 2002, written in between his two books on the same topic: Dark Fiber (2002) and My First Recession (2003).</p> <p>The core of the research consists of four case studies of non-profit networks: the Amsterdam community provider, <a href="http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-01-dynamics-of-critical-internet-culture/www.dds.nl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Digital City (DDS)</a>; the early years of the <a href="http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/no-01-dynamics-of-critical-internet-culture/www.nettime.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nettime mailinglist</a> community; a history of the European new media arts network Syndicate; and an analysis of the streaming media network Xchange. The research describes the search for sustainable community network models in a climate of hyper growth and increased tensions and conflict concerning moderation and ownership of online communities.</p>