Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (2008) by Clay Shirky is yet another book about the effect of social networking on the internet. And a pretty good one at that, kind of like Groundswell without the business management emphasis. Shirky’s main point is not so much that new technologies are changing the world, but that they are allowing people to collaborate in ways that weren’t possible before so that they can change societal and cultural norms (and by extension the world). It’s a good and highly-readable summary of what’s going on in the world today.
I found in a Library Thing review this great webibliography of resources related to the book: http://mymindonbooks.com/?page_id=562.
Shirky, Clay.
Here comes everybody : the power of organizing without organizations / Clay Shirky.
New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Posted by Bobbi Newman on 20 September 2008 at 6:26 pm
I’m reading this right now and I love it! It’s been slow going not because it’s hard to read, it’s easy reading, well written, but because he makes some great points I like to ponder. I’m about half way through!
Posted by Liam on 23 September 2008 at 11:29 am
Bobbi Newman’s review: I’m not narcissistic you’re eavesdropping.
Posted by Liam on 3 December 2008 at 10:49 am
The Shifted Library takes notes at Shirky’s keynote talk to open the 2008 Online Information Conference.