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by Clay Shirky (Author) "On an afternoon in late May 2006 a woman named Ivanna left her phone in the backseat of a New York City cab ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane (28 Feb 2008)
  • ISBN-10: 0713999896
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713999891
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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'Clay has long been one of my favorite thinkers on all things Internet -- not only is he smart and articulate, but he's one of those people who is able to crystallize the half-formed ideas that I've been trying to piece together into glittering, brilliant insights that make me think, yes, of course, that's how it all works' - Cory Doctorow, co-editor of Boing Boing and author of, Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present " 'In story after story, Clay masterfully makes the connections as to why business, society and our lives continue to be transformed by a world of net-enabled social tools. His pattern-matching skills are second to none' Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Chief Software Architect

Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine and author of The Long Tail
'delightfully readable ...Highly recommended'


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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars compelling and completely human, 5 Mar 2008
Clay Shirky explains the social importance of new technology using a very old-fashioned technique... that of story-telling! I found Here Comes Everybody fascinating to read, not only because it's enjoyable and surprising, but because I had to re-think many of my attitudes and assumptions about the effects of the internet, mobile phones and other technologies. From explaining new forms of political protest - including how Flash Mobs changed purpose from New York to Minsk - to telling me how I should think about and understand Wikipedia once and for all, this is a profound and original book on how our world is changing.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The dissertation that never was..., 24 April 2008
By G. Hughes "Lappy" (Reading, UK) - See all my reviews
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I am a Computer Science student, but originally I studied Communication. When I started my communication degree I knew I would write my dissertation on how the internet has affected communication, but I changed degree and instead built a facebook application. This book has taken my two big passions in life and combined them in a way that I continually attempt to, and in a much more eloquent style than I could ever achieve.
Clay continually uses examples that for anyone who uses web resources on a daily basis can relate to. He takes these examples and highlights not only the positives that they have generated, but their limitations too. His insight into what we previously believed to be technological implications shows us that indeed they are not technological, but human social limitations. Coupled with the depth of compassion towards humans, Clay continually reminds me that humans are essentially good but require the tools to be able to put that goodness into practice.
My favourite part is his comparison of the internet and web to the printing press pushing aside the scribes. I truly believe that we're watching the birth of a new cultural revolution, Clay sees it and the examples I have taken away from his writing allow me to show the changes to my friends and family that otherwise lay blind to it.
If you are even slightly interested in the web, communication, or modern culture then you must read this book. Thanks Clay for writing such an insightful and positive guide to this culture's birth.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting review of the effect of the internet, 2 Jul 2008
By A. I. Mackenzie "alimack" (Glasgow, Scotland.) - See all my reviews
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but doesn't dwell on the dark side..

Clay Shirky is primarily interested in the sociological effects of the internet and other networking tools (mobile phones etc.), or how people use them and are affected by them. Anyone with a mobile phone will be familiar with the looser social arrangements it allows. (I'll text you when I get there etc.).

In essence his thesis is that the costs of networking have collapsed and allowed us to try before you buy (or publish then filter as he puts it rather than the other way round as was the case).

In the past only companies had the resources to publish in any meaningful way, and they had to weigh up the cost of trying things and had to play safe as a consequence. He's broadly correct on the positive way that the internet has enabled Linux, wikipedia and other social networking sites (facebook, stay at home mums etc.) to exist where they couldn't have before, but he doesn't address the fact that there is a negative side to all of this - cyberbullying being a classic example. Now we're all networked the pursuit of the mob is harder to escape, he also doesn't address online vigilantism - PC Pro's columnist Dick Pountain has complained about articles being deleted by rogue groups of over-vigilant un-knowledgeable users.

His book reads very well and is full of well considered stories which pull you through, it's worth a read for anyone who liked 'The Future Just Happened' or the 'The Long Tail: How Endless Choice Is Creating Unlimited Demand'. In some ways this book is the same central insight as the Long Tail - collapsing publishing costs allow more experimentation and a more ad-hoc arrangement of interested people. Both books focus on the power law that allows the tail (minority) effects to be economically viable.

An interesting book, which I recommend, nonetheless.
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