Clay Shirky on the transformation of media

June 16, 2009 sethhorwitzLeave a comment

Perhaps I laud him too much (I see his name is quite big in my tag cloud), but here is a 17-minute talk given by Clay Shirky at the U.S. State Department last month. It is the epitome of what gets me excited about this whole damn thing we’re living through. “Web 2.0” is just… Continue reading Clay Shirky on the transformation of media

Why nonprofits should promote social media in general

February 22, 2009 sethhorwitzLeave a comment

The NetSquared “think tank” topic this month is: What do you think the role of nonprofit organizations is in the changing world of social media? When I first read it, however, I mentally transposed “the changing” to “changing the” and read it as: What do you think the role of nonprofit organizations is in changing… Continue reading Why nonprofits should promote social media in general