Yeah, What That Guy Said
- Jun 17th, 2009
- Posted by Cody Goins
- Posted in Facebook, Good Ideas, Social Media News, Twitter
We were going to sit down today and write a giant post about how what’s currently going on in Iran right now is indicative of something we’ve felt for a long time: social media is changing the way the world works. Regardless of how you may feel about the situation politically, you simply can’t ignore the importance of social media’s role in this thing.
However, since earlier this month at TED, NYU Professor Clay Shirky gave a lecture addressing this very issue, and has since followed up with a Q&A session that addresses some of the more recent events in greater detail than we have space for, we suggest checking that out instead. It’s definitely worth your time.
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