Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Book recommendation: Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody: How Digital Networks Transform Our Ability to Gather and Cooperate
by Clay Shirky (2008)
303.48 SHI

Clay Shirky writes about how technology enables social networks, and in particular, lets them develop without the structures that always used to accompany them. My favourite part, on Wikipedia:
"Wikipedia's utility for millions of users has been settled; the interesting questions are elsewhere." (117)
His website, Shirky.com -- includes articles on a number of Web 2.0 related topics.