The power of organizing without organizations by clay shirky. So imagine my bewilderment as i listened to clay shirky argue, in his speech gin, television, and cognitive surplus, that gilligans island and web 2. Mar 21, 2008 on reading here comes everybody by clay shirky and wethink by charles leadbeater, stuart jeffries hopes that reports of the journalists demise are premature. So argues new media and social networking theorist clay shirky in his terrifically clever, though to my mind harrowing, book. Here comes everybody and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Clay shirky in his readable and thought provoking book, here comes everybody. In story after story, clay masterfully makes the connections as to why. The power of organizing without organizations speaking at harvard law schools austin hall on feb. Jul 07, 2010 in his 2008 book, here comes everybody, shirky imagined a world without traditional economic or political organizations. May 29, 2008 but as clay shirky points out in his new book here comes everybody, the power of organizing without organization, these relatively new tools are allowing us to do a lot more than call home and. Jul 22, 2010 as the title of clay shirkys book reads, here comes everybody the power of organizing without organizations. The purpose of this short text is to summarize and discuss the key terms and themes of shirky s book. I edited this section for use in a presentation at the 2009 alara conference. Sep 09, 2019 in his book, here comes everybody, he concludes with this amazing news. Clay shirky teaches at the interactive telecommunications program at new york university, where he researches the interrelated effects of our social and technological networks. Here comes everybody by clay shirky while we like to cover exciting new technologies at ars, author and teacher. In itself, that sounds common enough, but shirkys focus and specificity raise his book to a level of much greater value and utility. Like lawrence lessig on the effect of new technology on regimes of cultural creation, shirky.
One of the cultures wisest observers of the transformational power of the new forms of techenabled social interaction is clay shirky, and here comes everybody is his marvelous reckoning with the ramifications of all this on what we do and who we are. Here comes everybody by clay shirky unite youth dublin. Clay shirky may be the finest thinker we have on the internet revolution, but here comes everybody is more than just a technology book. Clay shirky is one of our wisest observers of the transformational power of the new forms of techenabled social interaction, and this is his reckoning with the. Shirky introduces cognitive surplus as a continuation of his work in here comes everybody. This is a well written and interesting book about the way the social tools created through the internet have an impact on the way we communicate, share and collaborate. Anyone interested in the vitality and influence of groups of human beings from knitting circles, to political movements, to multinational corporations. If you give people a way to act on their desire for autonomy and competence or generosity and sharing, they might take you up on it, he notes.
The power of organizing without organizations, provides concrete examples of how self assembly and group organization has changed with the evolution of the internet. The pogues injected the fury of punk into irish folk music and gave the world the troubled. Here is a slice of clay shirky s presentation at the 2009 ted conference. Clay shirky is the author, most recently, of here comes everybody. The power of organizing without organizations ebook written by clay shirky. A revolution in social organization has commenced, and clay shirky is its brilliant chronicler. Clay shirky discussed his new book, here comes everybody. Mar 05, 2008 clay shirky, author of the just released here comes everybody. The power of organizing without organizations by clay shirky 20080228 jan 1, 1656. From microsoft to the church, shirky highlights how the social web is changing the game. Clay shirky joined an intimate group at the berkman center for a deep dive discussion on one chapter of his book, which deals with.
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Summary and commentary of clay shirkys here comes everybody. In cognitive surplus, internet guru clay shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all. Has here comes everybody by clay shirky been sitting on your reading list. The power of organizing without organizations speaking at harvard law. Clay shirky takes on these big questions in here comes everybody, and the result is an engaging, eyeopening book that draws upon. He sets out to explain, as many recent authors have done, how new communication technologies and the people who use them are changing the world we live in. Penguin, 2008 the notes below are direct transcriptions, except for what appears in square brackets. Our social tools remove older obstacles to public expression. Here comes everybody is more than just a technology book. For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consumers. In cognitive surplus, his fantastic followup to here comes everybody, clay shirky explains what htadd can teach us about human communications. Shirky tells the amusing story of an abbot named johannes trithemius. Clay shirkys new book, here comes everybody is at once highly readable and a.
Whats next on the web social networking, user feedback and tweeting are now common web experiences. Mar 01, 2009 clear thinking and good writing about big changes. Clay shirky, author of the just released here comes everybody. The power of organizing without organizations is a book by clay shirky published by penguin press in 2008 on the effect of the. Since the 2008 publication of clay shirky s here comes everybody.
From photos posted online, to nypd who were uninterested in following up, to taking it all online. In his book, here comes everybody, he concludes with this amazing news. Because the minimum costs of being an organization in the first place are relatively high, certain activities may have some value but not enough to make them worth pursuing in any organized way. Clay shirky s new book, here comes everybody is at once highly readable and a massive undertaking. How digital networks transform our ability to gather and. As the title of clay shirky s book reads, here comes everybody the power of organizing without organizations. Feb 28, 2008 back in september, i had the extreme good fortune to read an early galley of clay shirkys longawaited masterpiece, here comes everybody. Richard hackman studied the size and effectiveness of work groups in leading teams book. Clay shirky is an adjunct professor in nyus graduate interactive telecommunications program itp, where he teaches courses on the interrelated effects of social and technological network topology how our networks shape culture and viceversa. Anyone interested in the vitality and influence of groups of human beings from. A midwestern professor of middle eastern history starts a blog after 911 that becomes. Anyone interested in the vitality and influence of groups of human beings from knitting circles, to political movements, to multinational corporationsneeds to read this book. Here comes everybody, perhaps, but led by the best connected. If youre reading this in the pages of the bjgp, then i fear that you are probably past it.
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And a handful of kids in belarus who create a political protest that the state is powerless to stop. As readers of shirky s previous book, the 2008 hit here comes everybody, will know. Shirky s thesis is that when people are given new and easy ways to come together through. Here comes everybody by clay shirky church marketing. Here comes everybody the power of organizing without organizations clay shirky allen lane an imprint of penguin books. Apr 03, 2008 the long tail of proliferating mediocrity, where bloggers link to other bloggers and podcasters namecheck other podcasters, is the great cost of web 2. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. This book picks up where that one left off, starting with the observation that the wiring of humanity lets us treat free time as a shared global resource, and lets us design new kinds of participation and sharing that take advantage of that resource. A wider body of knowledge is not well represented in here comes everybody.
An extraordinary exploration of how technology can empower social and political organizers for the first time in history, the tools for cooperating on a global scale are not solely in the hands of governments or institutions. His consulting practice is focused on the rise of decentralized technologies such as peertopeer, web services, and wireless networks that provide alternatives to the wired clientserver infrastructure that characterizes the web. Ive heard others say the printing press, and a blog i read recently compared the internet to the invention of alphabet. Today, technology has finally caught up with human potential. It has always been always a business, so there was never any question of cooptation if meetup doesnt make money, it will go away, the terms of any business. The result is the mass amateurization of efforts previously reserved for media professionals 55 not only is the. But as clay shirky points out in his new book here comes everybody, the power of organizing without organization, these relatively new tools are. Ivanna and evan couldnt be sure who had taken the phone. A revolution in social organization has commenced, and clay shirky is its. The power of organizing without organizations reprint by shirky, clay isbn.
Jun 25, 2010 in cognitive surplus, his fantastic followup to here comes everybody, clay shirky explains what htadd can teach us about human communications. So, a year after malcolm gladwell dismissed the importance of social media to revolts in the arab world and clay shirky defended it, who won the debate. Here comes everybody by clay shirky and wethink by. Here comes everybody explains how these changes arent just affecting the way we communicate. Clay shirky joined an intimate group at the berkman. Jul 25, 2011 here comes everybody is a revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them. In 1492a halfcentury after gutenbergs first printing presshe wrote a. He sets out to explain how new electronic media are transforming society. The power of organizing without organizations speaking at harvard law schools austin hall o.
Two years later and shirky has a new book, cognitive surplus, which imagines something even more daringa world without television. Clay shirky s second book, the cognitive surplus, picks up where his stellar debut, here comes everybody left off. Communications tools dont get socially interesting until they get technologically boring, says clay shirky in his new book, here comes everybody. No citations are used throughout the text and a strange bibliography concludes the book. It takes a village to find a phone, is the first chapter taken from author clay shirky s case study here comes everybody. Here comes everybody her original one had ended up in the hands of a girl in queens. The author considers examples such as wikipedia, myspace, and other social media in his analysis. An extraordinary exploration of how technology can empower social and political organizers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anyone interested in the vitality and influence of groups of human beings from knitting circles, to political movements, to. The power of organizing without organizations 9780143114949 by shirky, clay and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Clay shirky has some very interesting things to say about online collaboration based on stories and empirical evidence.
As the obstacles and expenses of communication diminish and the reach of our communication expands, were now experiencing a significant shift in the ways we get together. How change happens when people come together, describes a world that will be unfamiliar and even threatening to many doctors. Here comes everybody is a revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them. The power of organizing without organizations shirky. The power of organizing without organisations, the book has enjoyed commercial and critical success. Im never sure whats up complex universe we live in, hard to pin down, but im full of questions. Jun 21, 2010 here comes clay shirky one of the digital ages great thinkers talks to pw about his new book, cognitive surplus, web values, and the changing world of publishing. Here comes clay shirky one of the digital ages great thinkers talks to pw about his new book, cognitive surplus, web values, and the changing world of publishing. Stewart brand clay shirky may be the finest thinker we have on the internet revolution, but here comes everybody is more than just a technology book. Shirky states that the internet is the biggest disruptive force since the telephone, television, transistor and the birth control pill combined. Apr 01, 2009 if youre reading this in the pages of the bjgp, then i fear that you are probably past it.
Cory doctorow, coeditor of boing boing and author of overclocked. Clay shirky may be the finest thinker we have on the internet revolution, but here. The social web has implications for every organization you can think of. I vanna knew this because the girl was using it to take pictures of herself and her friends and email them around. Here comes everybody by clay shirky while we like to cover exciting new technologies at ars, author and teacher timothy b. Feb 28, 2008 clay shirky discussed his new book, here comes everybody. Allen lane published by the penguin group penguin books ltd, 80 strand, london we2r orl, england penguin group iusa inc.
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