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, isbn 9780143114949. Since we americans were suburbanized and educated by the postwar boom, weve had a surfeit of intellect, energy, and timewhat shirky calls a cognitive. In his bestselling here comes everybody, internet guru clay shirky provided readers with a muchneeded primer for the digital age. Jul 16, 2010 cognitive surplus by clay shirky i just read clay shirkys latest book cognitive surplus. Creativity and generosity in a connected age is a fascinating look at how the internet is transforming our culture, providing new outlets for human potential. In the past, we filled our free time with the tools at our disposal. Clay shirky is todays leading voice on the social and economic impact of internet technologies.
How technology makes consumers into collaborators by clay shirky in djvu, epub, rtf download ebook. Using behavioural research, the optimistic author insists people are far less driven by money and selfinterest than weve. How cognitive surplus will change the world youtube. Heres a transcript of his talk clays latest book is here comes everybody, about organizing without organizations. Jul 27, 2010 as followers of this blog may have noted, ive been reading clay shirkys new book, cognitive surplus, for the past few weeks.
Cognitive surplus jun 2010 by clay shirky gurteen knowledge. Clay shirky on new book here comes everybody duration. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky by adam thierer on july 9, 2010 7 comments if you are an avid reader of everything clay skirky pens and im going to assume most readers of this blog are then the chapters youll find in his new book, cognitive surplus. Much of cognitive surplus is a meditation on the mechanics of these groups how and why they form and stay together but shirkys analysis is. Clay shirky looks at cognitive surplus the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. This provides the reader with a solid foundation to translate their experiences and understanding into a new media. Shirky provides a comprehensive discussion of the fundamentals of cognitive surplus and how those fundamentals have changed over time. A brief overview of shirkys cognitive surplus theory. Feb 02, 2011 yes, although if youve already read the wisdom of crowds james surowiecki and drive daniel pink, you wont find too many new ideas in shirky s book. Gin, television, and social surplus by clay shirky this is a lightly edited transcription of clay shirkys speech at the web 2.
I was recently reminded of some reading i did in college, way back in the last century, by a british. Using behavioural research, the optimistic author insists people are far less. Apr 03, 2015 in cognitive surplus, internet guru clay shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last. Cognitive surplus is written by the author clay shirky. Aug, 2012 during his lecture at singularity universitys 2011 graduate studies program, shirky talked about the emergence of global interconnectedness and its effects on business, culture and human rights. Applies to real life summary south koreas public protest of us beef trentywagar vs gutenberg economics maxine hong kingston and a new platform for publishing work language lets us work at the right level of ambiguity. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky overdrive rakuten. Clay shirky on the potential of cognitive surplus gsp11. Creativity and generosity in a connected age by clay shirky book for free hello fellow readers. Shirky points out that now thanks to digital technology and the internet, free time can be spent creatively, for example, contributing to a wikipedia page, or creating lolcats. How technology makes consumers into collaborators is a 2010 nonfiction book by clay shirky, originally published in with the subtitle creativity and generosity in a connected age. Creativity and generosity in a connected age, will seem quite.
May 05, 2008 clay shirky on new book here comes everybody duration. Jun 02, 2011 from the bestselling author of here comes everybody, clay shirky s cognitive surplus. Clay shirky where do people find the time part 1 youtube. Thats the premise of clay shirky, an author, professor, data science guru, and presenter of the popular ted talk sopapipa that had 1 million viewers in 48 hours. His previous book is called here comes everybody where he tackled the subject of the power of the web for groups to organize. Now, with cognitive surplus, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. Cognitive surplus clay shirky ted web became one of the critical side of the media takes tacit information, aggregates and spreads to the public single idea into a global deployment could not have happened without human generosity and digital world cognitive surplus 1. Clay shirky keynote at wikiconference new york, 20100828. Creativity and generosity in a connected age by clay shirky in chm, djvu, fb3 download ebook. Cognitive surplus look what can happen when we turn off.
Here comes everybody isbn 9780143114949 pdf epub clay. May 01, 2008 clay shirky gave a really great keynote talk about cognitive surplus last week at web 2. During his lecture at singularity universitys 2011 graduate studies program, shirky talked about the emergence of global interconnectedness and. While were busy editing wikipedia, posting to ushahidi and yes, making lolcats, were building a better, more cooperative world. The ability of these groups to create and disseminate literature and political documents, even with simple. News and notes pending changes analyzed, foundation report, main page bias, brief news.
He is also a teacher at new york university, where he teaches new media at the interactive telecommunications program. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky phil gyfords website. Aug 08, 2010 much of cognitive surplus is a meditation on the mechanics of these groups how and why they form and stay together but shirkys analysis is too often abstruse and scattershot. How technology makes consumers into collaborators is a 2010 nonfiction book by clay shirky, originally published in with the subtitle. Its one of those books that rewards long pauses between readings, so that you can internalize the information and observe some of the forces at work in your own life.
Jul 09, 2010 clay shirky s suggestion is that the past decades we have spent watching sitcoms, films and other sitthereandconsumeit mass media is the cognitive equivalent of those gas flares. Cognitive surplus is a manifesto for whats next or what ought to be. Clay shirky 2010 chapter two means cognitive surplus. You will find information on over 200 books on this website books that relate to the themes of the site. Considered one of the finest thinkers on the internet revolution, clay provides an insightful and optimistic view of networks, social software, and technologys effects on society.
For the first time, people are embracing new media that allow them to. March 04, 2014 by jennifer dutcher cognitive surplus is building a better, more cooperative world. How technology makes consumers into collaborators paperback january 16, 2010 4. A word coined by former silicon alley reporter columnist clay shirky to describe the free time that people have on their hands to engage in collaborative activities, specially as applies to web 2. Here are the bits that jumped out at me either made me think about something differently, put something vague into words, or seemed otherwise worth remembering. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Is the book cognitive surplus by clay shirky worth reading. Clay shirky is professor of new media at new york university and the author of cognitive surplus. In cognitive surplus, internet guru clay shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last. The power of organizing without organizations, clay shirky explored how the internet empowered groups outside of traditional organizational structures. Before the rise of file sharing, you could give a cd to your friend, but once they had it.
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