In case you’re curious what I’ve been reading…
Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus
Clay Shirky gives a great talk on “cognitive surplus,” or how much freaking free time people actually have. What do they do in this free time? Well, a whole heck of a lot is spent watching TV…but more and more, people are participating in online communities, producing and sharing information. Social media may be the next Industrial Revolution.
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody
This is a short transcript of Clay Shirky’s speech given at the Web 2.0 expo (2008).
Ed H. Chi’s musings: Early work on Social Bookmarking
Ed CHi recently found this old article on social bookmarking and social indexing. Could be used ot inform social search.
