In this book, Shirky describes three levels of group activities, made possible by social media:1. Sharing with others, using del.icio.us, Flickr, Slideshare and other social tools. After September 11th, a professor of Middle Eastern history starts writing a blog that became a resource for reporters covering the battles in Afghanistan and Iraq.
2. Collaboration, perhaps using Linux or Wikipedia. Kite makers find each other online and collaborate on the most radical improvement in kite design in decades. So are architects.
3. Collective action, where groups form to pursue a larger purpose and use social tools, ranging from google or Yahoo! groups to free online social networks such as Ning to share news and tips, recruit others, support each other and remain unified.
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Sound interesting. Do you have a copy of the book I would like to read this one. We do not live alone in our geographic communities. We live in a global world. Collaborative online tools let us share and create together. It's pretty amazing how it evolved. The world is flat.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting to see if anyone is interested so lets go for it. You said you wanted to do chaoter by chapter
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