Here Comes Everybody - How Change Happens When People Come Together

Informationen zum Autor Clay Shirky writes, teaches, and consults on the social and economic effects of the internet. A professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, he has consulted for Nokia, Procter and Gamble, News Corp., the BBC, the US Navy, and Lego. Over the years, his writings have appeared in The New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , the Harvard Business Review , Wired , and IEEE Computer. Klappentext An examination of the future of involvement in the internet, and how to turn group action into a reality. 'As crisply argued and as entertaining a book about the internet as has been written' "Daily Telegraph" Zusammenfassung Forming groups is easier than it's ever been: unpaid volunteers build Wikipedia together in their spare time, and one man with a laptop can raise an army to help recover a stolen phone. This book explores how the unifying power of the internet is changing the character of human society.

Product details

• Authors: Clay Shirky
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.01.2009
• EAN: 9780141030623
• ISBN: 978-0-14-103062-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Sociology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects