Gin, Television, and Social Surplus
April 26th, 2008
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I didn’t get a chance to go to any of the Web 2.0 Expo events, talks, or keynotes, but I’m keeping track of some of the post-event items which have made it to the web. Here is a really great transcript from a speach Clay Shirky gave at the conference: Gin, Television, and Social Surplus
Roughly put, we’re emerging from a post-WWII sitcom induced haze with the advent of truly interactive and social media, and putting our incredible amount of free time into creating, sharing and collaborating on media on the web. And even if that amount of time is a tiny fraction of passive media intake, it’s a significant change.
I don’t think it shocked or surprised anyone at the conference, but it’s an insightful take on social media’s importance, especially since we’re in the thick of these changes now.
