Here Comes Everybody
I just received my copy of Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky this past Monday from Amazon. I know I could have quite easily picked it up this weekend at Barnes and Noble, but I was lazy and truthfully quite busy.
In any case, so far I have read about half of the book and am very happy (although not surprised) to say that I like it very much. Although many of the things that Clay discusses in the book thus far are based upon stories he told in the Social Facts class he taught at ITP or things that I have already heard his opinions on (through that class and general discussions with him), the way they are presented in the book make it far from boring or re-iterative. I especially think that the way he discusses "user-generated content" in terms of sharing, collaborating and action is particularly interesting and important to digest, particularly for someone like me who is fundamentally interested in action.
My favorite thought of the book so far: "Love motivates people to bake a cake and money motivates people to make an encyclopedia. Now, though, we can do big things for love"
More to come.....