The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better.
About the Author: Clay Shirky teaches at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, where he researches the interrelated effects of our social and technological networks.
256 Pages
Computers + Internet, Social Aspects

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About the Book

The author of the breakout hit, "Here Comes Everybody" reveals how new technology is changing people for the better, unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform the world.

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The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better.

In his bestselling Here Comes Everybody, Internet guru Clay Shirky provided readers with a much-needed primer for the digital age. Now, with Cognitive Surplus, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For the first time, people are embracing new media that allow them to pool their efforts at vanishingly low cost. The results of this aggregated effort range from mind-expanding reference tools like Wikipedia to life-saving Web sites like Ushahidi.com, which allows Kenyans to report acts of violence in real time. Cognitive Surplus explores what's possible when people unite to use their intellect, energy, and time for the greater good.

About the Author

Clay Shirky teaches at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, where he researches the interrelated effects of our social and technological networks. He has consulted with a variety of Fortune 500 companies working on network design, including Nokia, Lego, the BBC, Newscorp, Microsoft, as well as the Library of Congress, the U.S. Navy, and the Libyan government. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, Harvard Business Review, Business 2.0, and Wired, and he is a regular keynote speaker at tech conferences. Mr. Shirky lives in Brooklyn.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.93 Inches (H) x 5.34 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)

Weight: .47 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Computers + Internet

Sub-Genre: Social Aspects

Publisher: Penguin Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Clay Shirky

Language: English

Street Date: May 31, 2011

TCIN: 91286918

UPC: 9780143119586

Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-1198

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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