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Here Comes Everybody

Clay Shirky

What happens to groups, media and institutions when anyone can publish and organize with free social tools?

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Author
Clay Shirky

Why read it

  • You will understand why mass amateurization lets ordinary people do work once reserved for professionals
  • You will see that when publishing is cheap, the order flips from filter then publish to publish then filter
  • You will learn why collaborative production is harder than simple sharing, yet its results can be more profound

Who it is for

  • Community manager building an online group
  • Journalist or publisher watching audiences become producers
  • Activist deciding how to organize with social tools

Contents

  1. CHAPTER 1 - IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO FIND A PHONE
  2. CHAPTER 2 - SHARING ANCHORS COMMUNITY
  3. CHAPTER 3 - EVERYONE IS A MEDIA OUTLET
  4. CHAPTER 4 - PUBLISH, THEN FILTER
  5. CHAPTER 5 - PERSONAL MOTIVATION MEETS COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION
  6. CHAPTER 6 - COLLECTIVE ACTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES
  7. CHAPTER 7 - FASTER AND FASTER
  8. CHAPTER 8 - SOLVING SOCIAL DILEMMAS
  9. CHAPTER 9 - FITTING OUR TOOLS TO A SMALL WORLD
  10. CHAPTER 10 - FAILURE FOR FREE
  11. CHAPTER 11 - PROMISE, TOOL, BARGAIN
  12. EPILOGUE

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