Collaborative Innovation Networks ( COINs ) are online communities of innovators . Author and scientist Peter Gloor originated the term . The World Wide Web and Wikipedia were both developed by COINs . Comment: Benjamin Franklin 's club for mutual improvement is an early example of a COIN .
Collaborative Innovation Networks ( COINs ) are online communities of innovators . The World Wide Web and Wikipedia were both developed by COINs . Comment: Benjamin Franklin 's club for mutual improvement is an early example of a COIN .