Those who see the world in a market-economy way — Anderson's readers, let's say — can find many examples of how those with a profit motive might capitalize on or leverage the no-charge offerings of the creative masses; the valuations of various Web 2.0 enterprises that do precisely this suggest that the market economy seems to be adjusting to this incursion of the gift economy rather nicely.
Eggers's publishing house, McSweeney's, is making the most creative mass-market books out there -- I am speaking of the object, now.
Projects such as Mr Margalit's animation studio and the Lab, an avant-garde performance space he owns, which is already helping revitalise a post-industrial wasteland in south Jerusalem, could contribute towards a creative critical mass.
Conceived by Amanda Mills and Tracy Soo-Ming, AZF is presented by creative organisation MASS Collective and the Atlanta Zine Library, and aims to be an all-inclusive festival where attendees can join in zine-related panels, browse vendors' handmade art and media, hear guest speakers and take part in DIY workshops.
We tend to forget that in addition to harming the creative community, mass dissemination of infringing content on the internet also has a negative impact on consumers who are concerned about their privacy and safe internet use and rightly expect to view shows and movies online through safe and legitimate outlets.
"Some of the most creative people in the world live in isolated areas, in the absence of mass manufacturing where people are still connected with their identity.
"Creative people find creative space".
There have been creative attempts at mass heckling in ballparks before.
Hovering over the making of "Live Mansion: the Movie" is the question of whether mass creative collaboration can work.
But the other and more positive sensation you get in Sims world is that some mass creative process is going on, like the writing of a joint novel with millions of collaborative and competitive authors.
On the other hand, the popular arts have reached heights of creative brilliance and mass engagement that leave much of Britain's high culture looking stilted, lame and at times wilfully obscurantist.
