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 - 3:15pmDo 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:
