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W11 (The Sharing Economy (One point brought up in the lecture was the idea…

- - - - Whilst these paintings have often been in the public domain for a while, it's only through the open and accessible infrastructure of Wikicommons that I am able to 'remix' these images, and ultimately profit from them
      - The store began as a blog, and it became a store when followers asked to be able to have prints of designs.
  - - - Has tried to tell a story of their brand; they don't sell themselves as "Not-Uber" but as a brand that treats their drivers and customers well, tapping into their customer's values.
      - They partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield to provide free transportation to members trying to get to medical appointments in "transportation deserts". They are giving away their service, literally sharing it.
        
        This also gives them data about how passengers use Lyft for medical appointments, and gives Blue Cross/Blue Shield the same info to help shape future infrastructure decisions.
      - Lyft isn't 'open' as they have patents, however they have less than Uber; their patent strategy is more about patenting really important things whereas Uber is patenting anything they possibly can.
  - - - The episode took place upon a space station where air (oxygen) was something all people aboard had to purchase from the corporation they work for.
        
        Lowering their marginal costs, by not having to pay to fill a station with air
        
        Quote: "The end point of capitalism... bottom line where human life has no value at all"
    - - Whilst these are somewhat sensationalist stories that are designed to be attention grabbing (see Snopes), they are still important as they raise questions about the future of the environment
      - Billionaire Chen Guangbiao has handed out this canned air as a publicity stunt to raise awareness about pollution
    - - There was controversy in Ireland when water bills were introduced, with people outraged they had to pay for water
        
        Whilst I understand their annoyance, growing up in Australia during an era of water restrictions has made me conscious of my water usage – some of my cousins in Ireland have left the tap running while brushing their teeth, which I found incredibly wasteful
        
        In Australia, we've had droughts so we understand the importance of saving water, whereas Ireland is a 'wet' country so awareness campaigns (e.g. shower timers etc) aren't as effective – bills act as a concrete disincentive against using water
- - - - I help run igerssydney on Instagram, where we host monthly meet-ups.
        
        These meets provide photographers with new portrait subjects, props, exposure to different photography styles, the ability to try new equipment and learn from others
        
        There is also a large social aspect to the meets. Some people will come once looking for models or to model, but will never come back. Many have been coming for years as it's turned from a photography meet to a monthly gathering of friends.
        
        The other managers and I often don't take any photos as we're too busy organising everybody
      - Instagram as a platform supports these meets, with their own "World Wide Insta Meets" twice a year where any city or town can have a meet. Instagram provides a theme and merch (stickers, flags, pens etc).
        
        Instagram's motto is Community First, though with a lot of changes recently (since mid-2016) to the feed algorithm many users–especially those who come to Sydney Instameets–have fallen out of love with the platform
        
        At a recent meet, a member of the community said Instameets are the only thing that keep her using Instagram and that without the offline community she would've drifted off it.
    - - My high school cohort has a Facebook group where we regularly share news and updates, and have a yearly "what's everyone doing?" post
        
        This is a shrunken version of our year group though, as some people left the Facebook group and others are inactive – there are some people I forgot I even went to school with as they're not present in my digital life
        
        Some members pop up rarely for self-promotion (promoting their soundcloud) or try to add others on LinkedIn; as they haven't shifted their offline participation in the community to the new online community.
        
        Important to note my cohort was quite close, and that almost everybody got along
        
        While initial social connections grew due to the institution of high school, we use social media to keep that community alive
        
        Separate to following each other as it's a communal space