| Building an online community to create
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| | the next true social evolution of the
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| collaborative publications - essentially
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| | Internet after communication and
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| books written page by page by different
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| | networking. These 'Web 2.0' practices
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| people from around the world - may sound
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| | have, rightly or wrongly, gained much
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| like an ambitious project but it's
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| | international publicity and rocketed the
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| happening today thanks to the power of
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| | value of some social networking sites
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| the Internet, and more importantly, the
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| | into the stratosphere.
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| power of people.
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| | But did they lead to the creation of
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| It may sound foolhardy and unlikely to
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| | anything tangible or enable previously
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| work in practice, but the concept of
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| | unconnected individuals to work together
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| scores of unconnected people, perhaps
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| | on singular projects? Were they focused
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| even hundreds or thousands, working
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| | on providing a voice to the previously
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| together to create group produced
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| | unheard and have they worked to harness
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| publications is proving incredibly
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| | creativity or instead, unwittingly,
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| successful.
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| | highlighted the fact that true creation
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| Some contributors see it as an
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| | has been missing from the world-wide-web?
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| opportunity to showcase their previously
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| | Giving web users the world over the means
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| hidden creative talent to a wide audience
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| | to actually create written works of all
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| of supportive and like minded potential
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| | kinds which they can later see in print
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| authors. Others like the chance to
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| | (be these fictional stories, poem,
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| influence a book's storyline as it
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| | academic works, business documents and so
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| develops, and perhaps introduce new
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| | much more), opens up the true potential
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| characters, scenes or even unexpected
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| | of the Internet.
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| twists and turns. For many, collaborative
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| | Some critics are already saying this
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| writing is just about joining in and
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| | e-revolution is Web 2.5 - the next step
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| being part of something special which
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| | the Internet will make - but as always
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| could actually result in published books
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| | it's up to the people to decide. They
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| which they have helped write.
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| | will choose with their mouse clicks and
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| Whatever the motivation people power is
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| | their referrals, with their chats to
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| having an impact, and more and more
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| | friends and emails to colleagues. But
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| people from every walk of life and from
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| | from small beginnings great transitions
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| every region of the world are getting
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| | have occurred and although it's still in
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| involved and 'spreading the word'.
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| | its infancy, collaborative writing is
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| The concept will never mean the end of
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| | gaining momentum.
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| individual writers penning fantastic
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| | Famous authors and high profile
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| individual works (and so it shouldn't as
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| | celebrities are now joining in and
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| where would we be without our rich
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| | starting fictional stories for others to
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| culture of great literature from around
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| | add to. Jeffrey Archer, author of epic
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| the world), but it may make the
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| | tales such as 'Kane and Abel', and Joanne
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| traditional publishing industry sit up
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| | Harris, who penned the book 'Chocolat'
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| and think. After all why would the
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| | that became a Hollywood film of the same
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| aspiring author go through rejection
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| | name, as well as children's author Dick
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| after rejection only to learn that many
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| | King-Smith who wrote the book that became
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| book publishers are increasingly focused
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| | the film 'Babe', are amongst those that
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| on just finding the next blockbuster,
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| | like the idea of giving the power to the
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| when they can publish freely on a
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| | people. For them it's a great way to see
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| collaborative writing site and gain
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| | how works they start end up when many
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| instant exposure and feedback?
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| | voices contribute to the mix.
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| More fundamentally the concept of online
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| | Whatever your view, online collaborative
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| collaborative writing could be seen as
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| | writing is a novel idea.
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