World Innovation Forum - Clay Shirky

@Cshirky talks cognitive surplus and more at the World Innovation Forum - updating as he speaks...

  1. RT @AndreaMeyer: during delay in getting his slides, up, @cshirky jokes about seeing the back of his head for the 1st time #WIFNY
  2. @cshirky Scottish council got it wrong with food blogger- Martha Payne because they wrongly believed in the rules of past history #wifny
  3. #wifny Clay Shirky off to a great start with the Martha Payne story (9 year old taking photos and writing about the school food)
  4. @cshirky Has written 150k words on social media which in summary says "group action got easier" #wifny
  5. The story we've been telling ourselves re media world is no longer true . @cshirky #wifny
  6. According to Clay Shirky, social media is not just tools, it actually opens new opportunities to solve new problems. #WIFNY
  7. DARPA Network challenge cited by @cshirky as eg of new oppty presented by social media landscape. #wifny
  8. #WIFNY @cshirky tells of 9-yr-old who disrupted town council; mobilized donations of 100k lbs - power structure has changed
  9. Companies used to think, “Our customers love us, they never complain”–Now we have tools to hear the complaints @cshirky #WIFNY
  10. 100 Million hours went into Wikipedia – we spend that much time in the US watching ads – Clay Shirky @cshirky #WIFNY @GoodB
  11. @cshirky motivations for social participation are not monetary-eg-5809 Amazon reviews for Harry Potter book- = acts of fan culture #wifny
  12. Social blurs the boundaries between what a company is and how it is used -eg Amazon: social or commercial? #wifny
  13. Dramatic changes come when people look at possibilities and do new things - that is where social media matters most. - @Cshirky #wifny
  14. Customers don't just look at contractual obligation, there is a socail expectation of firms, too. @cshirky #wifny
  15. Dramatic changes come when people look at possibilities and do new things - that is where social media matters most. - @Cshirky #wifny
  16. Emotional piece of social media highlighted by Shirky. Makes me realize that internal corporate attempts (Yammer) often ignore. #WIFNY #yam
  17. The fear of loss of control is already in the past - question is what you do next : Shirky #wifny
  18. @cshirky @ #wifny - kickstarter programs that get 30% funding always get 100% funded - so its the "kickoff" thats the most important part
  19. Psssst, @philsimon - Clay Shirky speaking at #wifny showed Kickstarter page for your Age of the Platform in his deck!

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