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Here Comes Everybody
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
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What do you get when you combine the inherently social human being and Internet technology? You get new ways to connect, collaborate and share information, and maybe most notably, the social network phenomenon. And most of these tools were created without designated leaders or the incentive of payment.
How these networks grow and act is explored by Clay Shirky in his new book, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. Word of Mouth host Virginia Prescott spoke with Clay about the positive and negative aspects of social networking - how it's been used to organize public demonstrations, influence elections, gather outraged Catholics after the priest sex abuse scandal, report on breaking news, serve as a breeding ground for hate groups, and allow young girls to share tips on eating disorders.
Read an excerpt of Here Comes Everybody
Watch a video of Clay Shirky's talk at Harvard's Berkman Center
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