LEADER 03401oam 22007214a 450 001 996599566503316 005 20120821111738.0 010 $a1-4780-9354-4 010 $a1-283-54211-0 010 $a9786613854568 010 $a0-8223-9187-2 024 8 $a9786613854568 035 $a(CKB)2670000000233793 035 $a(EBL)1171712 035 $a(OCoLC)806017787 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720135 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11477587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720135 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10669606 035 $a(PQKB)11279913 035 $a806017787 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1171712 035 $a(OCoLC)1140000634 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse79407 035 $a(DE-B1597)552413 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780822391876 035 $a(OCoLC)1202625462 035 $a(PPN)241779677 035 $a(ScCtBLL)00bf497a-65b9-4cac-8736-e580b8d8e8e0 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000233793 100 $a20111228d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuy it now$b[electronic resource] $elessons from eBay /$fMichele White 210 $aDurham, N.C. $cDuke University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (331 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8223-5240-0 311 $a0-8223-5226-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Describing 327 $aFive. 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; Index 330 $aIn Buy It Now, Michele White examines eBay and its emphasis on community and social norms, revealing the cultural assumptions about gender, race, and sexuality that are reinforced throughout the site. She shows how instructional texts, rule systems, and advertisements ""configure the user,"" allowing eBay to indicate how the site is supposed to function while concurrently upholding and promoting particular social values, practices, and norms. 410 0$ae-Duke books scholarly collection. 606 $aInternet$xSocial aspects 606 $aElectronic commerce$xSocial aspects 606 $aInternet and women 606 $aOnline identities 615 0$aInternet$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aElectronic commerce$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aInternet and women. 615 0$aOnline identities. 676 $a381/.177 700 $aWhite$b Michele$f1962-$01276915 801 0$bNcD 801 1$bNcD 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996599566503316 996 $aBuy it now$93009527 997 $aUNISA