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Jay Rosen

Looking for the Mouse in Media: Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus

Ever wondered: where's the time going to come from for all these nifty open source ventures people are planning? Clay Shirky says we got plenty. He just gave an extremely useful and imaginative speech to Web heads about where we are in media time. Shirky, who teaches in a different program at NYU, has a new book out: Here Comes Everybody ("The Power of Organizing Without Organizations.") But this speech stands alone. You can read it here, but you should really watch him here-- after reading this post. The clip is less than 15 minutes. It lets you think along...

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Media companies been trying to use technology to build new audiences and business models for ages now. Feels like too little, too late.

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