Reputation Economy

AlessandroGandini is a lecturer in the Media department of Middlesex University, London,UK, and is research active at the Centre for Digital Ethnography, University ofMilan, Italy.

• Introduction. Beyond the "creativeclass" vision.- 1-  The rise of a freelance economy.- 2- Reputation, the social capital of a digital society.- 3- Urban digital work: the cases of London and Milan.- 4- Working online: an exploration of Social Recruiting and Digital Marketplaces.- 5- Understanding digital work as venture labour.- 6-  Co-working: the freelance mode of organization?.- Conclusion. The aftermath of neo-liberalism and the future of the Left.- Bibliography.- Index.