03747oam 22008534a 450 991064729670332120250322110037.097866138545689781478093541147809354497812835421111283542110978082239187608223918729786613854568(CKB)2670000000233793(EBL)1171712(OCoLC)806017787(SSID)ssj0000720135(PQKBManifestationID)11477587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720135(PQKBWorkID)10669606(PQKB)11279913806017787(MiAaPQ)EBC1171712(OCoLC)1140000634(MdBmJHUP)muse79407(DE-B1597)552413(DE-B1597)9780822391876(OCoLC)1202625462(PPN)241779677(ScCtBLL)00bf497a-65b9-4cac-8736-e580b8d8e8e0(DE-B1597)663292(DE-B1597)9781478093541(ODN)ODN0010301431(Perlego)1458217(oapen)doab97721(EXLCZ)99267000000023379320111228d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuy it now lessons from eBay /Michele WhiteDurham, N.C. Duke University Press2012Durham : Duke University Press, [2012]©20121 online resource (331 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8223-5226-5 0-8223-5240-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Figures; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction. Lessons and Methods from eBay; One. Between Security and Distrust: eBay's Brand, Fan, and Virtual Communities; Two. Pins, Cards, and Griffith's Jacket: Producing Identity and Brand Communities through eBay Live! Conferences and Collecting; Three. You Can "Get It On" eBay: Selling Gender, Sexuality, and Organizational Logic through the Interface; Four. eBay's Visible Masculinities: "Gay" and "Gay Interest" Listings and the Politics of DescribingFive. eBay Boys Will Be Lesbians: Viewing "Lesbian" and "Lesbian Interest" Vintage Photography ListingsSix. Re-collecting Black Americana: "Absolutely Derogatory" Objects and Narratives from eBay's Community; Afterword. Everything in Moderation: The Regulating Aspects of craigslist and the Moral Assertions of "Community Flagging"; Notes; Works Cited; IndexIn Buy It Now, Michele White examines eBay and its emphasis on community and social norms, revealing the cultural assumptions about gender, race, and sexuality that are reinforced throughout the site. She shows how instructional texts, rule systems, and advertisements ""configure the user,"" allowing eBay to indicate how the site is supposed to function while concurrently upholding and promoting particular social values, practices, and norms.e-Duke books scholarly collection.InternetSocial aspectsElectronic commerceSocial aspectsInternet and womenOnline identitiesInternetSocial aspects.Electronic commerceSocial aspects.Internet and women.Online identities.381/.177LC 13000rvkWhite Michele1962-1276915NcDNcDBOOK9910647296703321Buy it now3009527UNINA