This is a spectacular presentation from Clay Shirky at last month's Web 2.0 Expo. He makes a compelling argument that the time-sucking power of television has masked a huge pool of creative and collaborative energy out there... and that social media are all about unleashing that energy – at TV's expense:
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Clay Shirky on social media: "I can do that, too!"
by Rob Cottingham – May 7, 2008 - 3:15pmFlock: a deserving Webby winner, and a ground-breaking browser
by Rob Cottingham – May 7, 2008 - 12:03pm
Well, if ChangeEverything.ca was going to lose in the Webby race, it couldn't have been to a more worthy contender than Flock.
Thank you, ChangeEverything supporters!
by Rob Cottingham – May 7, 2008 - 12:02pmWe just wanted to say a big "thank you" to all of our friends out there who headed over to the Webby Awards People's Voice site and voted for Vancity's Change Everything.
Social Tech Training: Toronto, June 22-24
by Rob Cottingham – May 2, 2008 - 12:43pm
For a lot of organizations, grasping the potential of social media is a big step... but actually implementing it is even bigger. How do you bridge the chasm between "You know what we should do?" and "So how do we do it?"
At happyfrog.ca, blogging is an EPIC undertaking
by Rob Cottingham – April 18, 2008 - 2:24pm
If you're in Vancouver this weekend, you'll want to drop by the Globe Foundation's EPIC: The Sustainable Living Expo: three days of exhibits and events geared to people who want to live healthier, more sustainable lives.
Friends of the show, doing cool things
by Rob Cottingham – April 17, 2008 - 4:02pmIn the hubbub of our various projects, we've let two three interesting developments in our local social media scene slip by unremarked. And that's doubly unfortunate because they involve friends. (In our defence, we seem to have the kind of friends who are always up to amazing things.)
13 keys to a good panel
by Rob Cottingham – April 2, 2008 - 5:25pmI've been very lucky with panel discussions: I've never been on a dud. I hear the horror stories (and I've witnessed them from the audience): moderators who can't read the room, panelists who run way long and pitch their company relentlessly, and chemistry that just doesn't work.
Move over, comment spam: the latest Web 2.0 scourge is here
by Rob Cottingham – April 1, 2008 - 1:00amA few days ago, we stepped out of the Social Signal offices for a little brainstorming over lunch. We'd usually do that sort of thing here - we had our walls done with whiteboard paint for exactly that reason - but a change of scenery seemed to be in order.
Say it now and say it loud: "I'm a newbie, and I'm proud!"
by Rob Cottingham – March 31, 2008 - 2:48pmI delivered a presentation today to the folks at Metro Vancouver (the level of government formerly known as the Greater Vancouver Regional District) on the social web and local government. It was a great group, with lots of lively discussion.
Do adjust your set: viewers flock to YouTube over TV to see Obama
by Rob Cottingham – March 30, 2008 - 5:31pmAlex posted yesterday about YouTube views as a proxy for the relative support for political candidates. According to this piece at TechPresident, the same may be true of the relative support for new and old(er) media:
