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Clay Shirky is a Tim Lincecum – to me anyway
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My 13 year old son wanted to know why I was going to San Francisco last night. I told to him I was going to see the author and social anthropologist Clay Shirky. Typically he doesn’t want to know much more after that type of answer but he was curious and asked – “Why?”
My son is an avid San Francisco Giants fan and loves Pablo Sandoval and Tim Lincecum. So I told him that Clay Shirky to me is like Tim Lincecum to him. He immediately got it, smiled and went back to playing Call of Duty satisfied that I was getting to do something that is coveted, comforting and entertaining.
Clay was all of that last night and more. He extolled the detriments of HR googling potential new hires and trimming the talent pool to getting us to understand that developing countries are developers and are cranking out useful tools for the world (it’s not just silicon valley anymore – so don’t be surprised).
I picked up his latest book – Cognitive Surplus I highly recommend it – the guy is a genius when it comes to relating the social aspects of media today to how we can live and thrive in this three ring circus.
His latest twitter Bio give some insight into what Cognitive Surplus is all about:
Twitter Bio: Bald. Unreliable. Easily distracte
Enjoy!
Historical Changes Happening Right Now – CellPhones, Twitter, Facebook & Realformation
Posted by: | CommentsClay Shirky has his finger on the pulse of the New Realformation Age. Realformation? Real-Time-Information, yes that’s a word I just thought up but it’s accurate. It’s here, it’s now and it’s happening with or without you.
I went on a double date with my wife and some friends last night and we documented the fun on Facebook. Before we had even arrived at the restaurant we already had 2 comments related to the photo I posted of us driving there. Many more rolled in throughout the night. Not historical or groundbreaking but definitely indicates that communication as we know it is changing rapidly.
My mom even follows my Facebook updates because she lives in Colorado and it’s the most up-to-date place she can see what is happening in our lives and to see the latest photos of her grandkids (no phone call required).
With my iPhone I can take a photo and add a caption within about 60 – 120 seconds and update my twitter and facebook accounts. No cables, no downloading to a laptop, no waiting = Realformation!
Clay Shirky is a master at pulling it all together and this video depicts real time and extremely impactful examples of how this medium can literally elect a president and begin to change countries policies about realformation. Enjoy…and get engaged.
