Comments on: Here Comes Everybody

By: Baby Got Books » Shirky and Sigur Ros

Baby Got Books » Shirky and Sigur Ros — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:46:12 +0000

[...] One of the books that I’ve been talking up this year is Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody. The book is about the power of like-minded groups being able to come together as never before due to our new-fangled internets. My mind continues to be blown by the new and ever increasing ways that we have to share information (and waste time). A recent experience brought the whole thing into perspective. Here’s the true story of my “aha!” moment – and naturally it is music related. [...]

By: Baby Got Books » More Shirky

Baby Got Books » More Shirky — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:25:30 +0000

[...] I reviewed Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody over here. [...]

By: Baby Got Books » Coming Soon

Baby Got Books » Coming Soon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:49:17 +0000

[...] Books is co-sponsoring a reading that you need to come down and check out. Consider it tapping into your cognitive surplus. Once again we’re partnering with our podnahs at Wordsmiths Books, this time to bring you [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:07:45 +0000

Plus, you live on the West Coast, that’s an extra three hours right there…

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:58:17 +0000

I like the cognitive surplus theory. But I wonder — do I have enough cognitive surplus to lurk regularly on BGB, keep up with Facebook, AND watch 24 and Mad Men???

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:38:29 +0000

Thanks for the link, RR. The book is an updated and expanded version of that talk. My, things have changed in just the three years!

By: RaeRae

RaeRae — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:59:09 +0000

Coolio. I’ll have to pick up this book. I enjoyed him on TED: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/clay_shirky_on_institutions_versus_collaboration.html