Prosumer

Please download this illustration of development within a social network afforded by web 2.0 technologies.

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Members begin as lurkers and progress to leaders with the intermediate stages and even the leadership stage being characterized by prosumer, that is producer and consumer behaviour combined.

The illustration is an example of prosumer behaviour as it is a modification of another diagram which was developed by a senior member in a community the writer joined briefly.