What is it about?
A significant theory-building article emerging from the doctoral dissertation of Detlev Zwick at the University of Rhode Island (URI), done under the direction of Nikhilesh Dholakia.
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Why is it important?
Follow Detlev Zwick's continuing work... he has taken the ideas of virtual objects to considerable length, including the pixelated "manufacturing" of consumers.
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This page is a summary of: The Epistemic Consumption Object and Postsocial Consumption: Expanding Consumer‐Object Theory in Consumer Research, Consumption Markets & Culture, March 2006, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10253860500481452.
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Resources
Continuing work on databases and people - by Detlev Zwick
This link will help those who wish to go deeper into the ongoing work by Detlev Zwick on databases and consumers. Interested researchers may also want to visit the Google Scholar page of Nikhilesh Dholakia.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the premier US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the privacy and other information rights of all people. From the EFF website: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that
Google Scholar Page: Ruby Roy Dholakia
Rich portal into 3 decades of research into tech-markets-strategies-cultures-and-consumers, done at the University of Rhode Island (URI), led by Ruby Roy Dholakia, with publications by her and her local and global research collaborators. Also visit the related Google Scholar page of Nikhilesh Dholakia to see works with a greater focus on consumer culture issues in information and communication technology settings.
Curated Travel, Curated Shopping: A New E-Biz+Physical-Biz model
Whose Epistemic Perspective?... Reviewing, recommending and sharing are popular online activities that shape platforms, social sites, and merchant sites. This venture illustrates a new twist that combines e-biz and physical travel and tourism. It uses the approach of curated selection and presentation of sights, activities, places, happenings, merchants and products.
Detlev Zwick: Deep insights into e-worlds
His profile page at Schulich School, York University.
Nikhilesh Dholakia: Link to Google Scholar Page
His interests in technology, markets and consumers continue...
Karin Knorr Cetina: The Diva of Epistemic Objects Study in Financescapes
Works of Professor Karin Knorr Cetina are a must read for those interested in epistemic objects in consumption spaces, especially when financial products and services are involved.
Karin Knorr Cetina: Profile
... at University of Chicago website.
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