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Subtitle: lessons from eBay
By: Michele White
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780822352266; 9780822352402
Subjects: Electronic commerce; Social aspects; EBay (Firm)
Description: Explores the communities and social norms on eBay, discussing gender, race, and sexuality and how stereotypes about them are reinforced by the online auction site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : lessons and methods from eBay; title: Between security and distrust : eBay's brand, fan, and virtual communities; title: Pins, cards, and Griffith's jacket : producing identity and brand communities through eBay; title: You can 'get it on' eBay:  selling gender, sexuality, and organizational logic through the interface; title: eBay's visible masculinities : 'gay' and 'gay interest' listings and the politics of describing; title: eBay boys will be lesbians : viewing 'lesbian' and 'lesbian interest' vintage photography listings; title: Re-collecting black Americana on eBay; title: Afterword : everything in moderation: the regulating aspects of Craigslist and the moral assertions of 'community flagging'.