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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The internet has utterly transformed how fast and effectively groups form today.
Chapter 3: Sharing and cooperation are the key group functions most enhanced by digital platforms today.
Chapter 4: Online communities like Wikipedia rest on cooperation and collective passion.
Chapter 5: Coordinating an organization using a digital platform encounters far fewer managerial and cost barriers than offline platforms.
Chapter 6: No matter how far technologies advance, they’ll never truly replace our desire to meet in person.
Chapter 7: Creating a group no longer relies on a shared location, so even niche organizations can thrive today.
Chapter 8: One sector is evolving the fastest: the media.
Chapter 9: Across some industries, the boundary between professional and amateur has become blurred.
Description
Thanks to advancements in communication technologies and the widespread availability of the Internet, we can now contact one another and share information at unprecedented rates. Here Comes Everybody explains how these changes aren’t just affecting the way we communicate; they’re affecting the way we organize, too. As the obstacles and expenses of communication diminish and the reach of our communication expands, we’re now experiencing a significant shift in the ways we get together.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in sociology
- Anyone interested in creating a website or app that’s a social tool
- Anyone wanting to know how work-for-free websites like Wikipedia have become such huge successes