:Title:    reputation, credentials, certification as currency
:Author:   Michael Maranda (CCAL30)
:Date:     Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:29:19 PDT
:URL:      http://www.omidyar.net/group/efn/news/55/

I don't have a good language for this discussion to start, so I'll just start.  The variety of currencies and flows is of great importance to us:  we see relevance in paying attention to diverse flows, and the incentives/disincentives surrounding them.

Systems of feedback constitute/shape our environment.

Let's look at a subset of such flows:  reputation, credentials, certification and other signs intended to convey quality and qualification.  

What do we wish to incent/disincent?  What are unintended consequences of certain systems of reputation?  Can we be more careful in the design of such systems?  Can such systems be "adjustable/adaptable"?