Finally, Ralston argues that “user-generated content is part of the reputation economy. In a reputation economy, users work (generate content, archive information, collect links, providing troubleshooting advice) for reputational rather than economic gain. Social reputations are contextual and complex, particularly for members of a group or community. A reputation economy works as part of what Pierre Bourdieu called social capital. Social capital describes the circumstances in which individuals can use membership in groups and networks to secure some kind of benefit.”
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