Something to Consider: Community, Collaboration and Social Media
As many of us know explaining exactly what social media, community and online collaboration is and how/why it’s different from what existed previously is sometimes challenging and more often than not frustrating. I just learned about this video, of Clay Shirky at this years Web 2.0 expo where he really breaks it down and makes sense of it all. One of the key takeaways is that media (both current and future) is not uni-directional but rather bi-directional. It’s no longer about simply consuming it, it’s really about consuming, creating and sharing. Another is: “Where is the mouse”. If you don’t know what that means, take a look at the video or at the very least read the transcript of Clay’s speech, I think you will get it.
My thanks to Jack McKee for posting about this video on his blog which brought it to my attention.
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My name is Dave Sabol and I work at the intersection of technology, online learning and knowledge management. Associated Knowledge is my way of capturing the insight that I gain as I navigate my way through the world of social media and open source technology.
Thanks Dave. I’ll tell you, just putting in that comment about the Mouse at the end got me to watch this thing (even though I’ve had plenty of references to Shirky that I’ve passed on because I’m “too busy”), and I’m so glad I did. He’s really good!
Thanks JNott! Knowing how busy I have been as well, I know exactly what you are saying. I am trying to find and post meaningful content that I find valuable and therefore am more confident others will as well. Shirky is a pretty dynamic speaker and I was really psyched to see the video. I think I’d enjoy him as a conference presenter: good content and engaging style. What more can you ask for?
“Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for” … just having spent 1.5 days at the Membership & Marketing Conf where too much of the conversation was the “same as” it was refreshing to sit through this presentation.
I am just glad someone finally pointed out the importance of gin. Oil isn’t the only thing that can grease an economic engine! -Jeff