New Theories

Clay Shirky – Here comes everybody

Here Comes Everybody is about the impact new digital media technologies have had on the organization, maintenance, and power of groups.

A large portion of Here Comes Everybody involves an examination of what exactly has changed as a result of the mass-adoption of new social tools.  One industry which has been hit the hardest is newsprint. Major problems with industrialized news, such as self-suppression, are resolved by the fact that news can now be produced by anyone.

Michael Wesch – Anthropological introduction to youtube

Michael Wesch focuses on how we as the generation of Web 2.0, connect with the world differently due to new media such as YouTube.

It is a constantly thriving community that has been built by user-generated content

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