Abstract
In 2002, Version 5, an association based in Marseilles and committed to reducing the “digital divide” in the Saint-Mauront district, launched an original project that was initially a “galéjade”: La plus longue page web du monde (lapluslonguepagewebdumonde.org). Created for the “Fête de l’Internet”, this collaborative website initially collected texts (no image or video) from local residents. The contributions sent in by Internet users are added manually one after the other on a single HTML page, without a database. Following relays in the national and then international press (France, Morocco, Spain and Argentina), this simple and accessible participatory project is attracting a large number of international contributors despite modest technical resources. Its success is based on the media coverage of the traditional press and the ease of access to a simple digital tool. In its codes and set-up, LPLPWM prefigures what can be compared to a static social network, editorially controlled by the association’s team.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Ordinary Practice and Collective Behaviors
KEYWORDS
SOCIAL NETWORK, ENDLESS HTML PAGE, PARTICIPATIVE, LOFI, MARSEILLES, ASSOCIATION
