The Political Power of Social Media/Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age.

Interesting article in Foreign Affairs on the political impact of social media.  PDF attached.  Happy holidays everyone and best wishes for a peaceful and healthy new year!  Jirair January/February 2011 ESSAY The Political Power of Social Media Technology, the Public Sphere, and Political Change Clay Shirky Summary:    Discussion of the political impact of social media has focused on the power of mass protests to topple governments. In fact, social media's real potential lies in supporting civil society and the public sphere -- which will produce change over years and decades, not weeks or months. CLAY SHIRKY is Professor of New Media at New York University and the author of Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. The Political Power of Social Media.pdf 226K Exibir como HTML Examinar e baixar