![]() ![]() ![]() In the same way the printing press increased individual expression, and the telephone increased communications between individuals, Shirky argues that with the advent of online social tools, groups can form without the previous restrictions of time and cost. In the book, Shirky recounts how social tools such as blogging software like WordPress and Twitter, file sharing platforms like Flickr, and online collaboration platforms like Wikipedia support group conversation and group action in a way that previously could only be achieved through institutions. The author says the book is about "what happens when people are given the tools to do things together, without needing traditional organizational structures". The author considers examples such as Wikipedia and MySpace in his analysis. "Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations is a book by Clay Shirky published by Penguin Press in 2008, which evaluates the effect of the Internet on modern group dynamics. 4.2 Jean Lievens on the P2P Revolution in Media. ![]()
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