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Here Comes Everybody

The Power of Organizing without Organizations

Clay Shirky

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Group Coordination & Organization+
Digital Sharing & Cooperation+
Redefining Communities+
Disruption of Traditional Industries+

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Question 1 of 7
How has the internet primarily changed the way groups are formed and coordinated?
  • A. It requires a centralized management system to coordinate large groups effectively.
  • B. It significantly reduces the financial and managerial costs required to organize people.
  • C. It ensures that only professionals can lead and organize large-scale movements.
  • D. It replaces the human desire to socialize with entirely virtual interactions.
Question 2 of 7
According to the text, what is the primary driving force that makes Wikipedia successful without a traditional management system?
  • A. A strict hierarchy of editors who oversee specific pages.
  • B. Financial incentives provided by a global network of donors.
  • C. A spontaneous division of labor driven by contributors' passion and sense of community.
  • D. Advanced AI algorithms that automatically correct false information.
Question 3 of 7
What key concept is illustrated by the example of Flickr users uploading and tagging photos of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade?
  • A. The necessity of financial incentives to encourage user participation.
  • B. The ability to organize and categorize large-scale operations without traditional management.
  • C. The decline of professional photography in the face of copyright infringement.
  • D. The importance of physical location in maintaining exclusive online communities.
Question 4 of 7
What does the popularity of websites like MeetUp demonstrate about the relationship between technology and human socialization?
  • A. Digital platforms are slowly replacing our need for face-to-face interactions.
  • B. Online communities only succeed when they are restricted to local neighborhoods.
  • C. Cyberspace acts as a substitute for reality, causing a decline in physical travel.
  • D. Technologies support and facilitate our fundamental desire to meet up in person.
Question 5 of 7
How do digital platforms benefit niche organizations or groups with highly specific interests?
  • A. They force niche groups to conform to mainstream interests to gain visibility.
  • B. They allow individuals to bypass geographical boundaries to find a critical mass of like-minded people.
  • C. They provide government funding for small communities to build physical meeting spaces.
  • D. They limit communication to only those who have professional expertise in the niche topic.
Question 6 of 7
Why were bloggers able to drive the resignation of Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott when traditional media initially overlooked the story?
  • A. Bloggers possessed higher journalistic credentials than traditional reporters.
  • B. Traditional media outlets were legally prohibited from reporting on the event.
  • C. Bloggers are not constrained by traditional reporting costs and can publish whatever they find interesting.
  • D. Bloggers were directly funded by Lott's political opponents to spread the story.
Question 7 of 7
How has the internet affected the distinction between amateurs and professionals in industries like journalism and photography?
  • A. It has blurred the line because anyone who posts publicly online is now effectively a publisher.
  • B. It has widened the gap by making professional equipment too expensive for amateurs.
  • C. It has forced amateurs to obtain professional licenses before sharing content online.
  • D. It has made professional credentials more important than ever to stand out in a crowded market.

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Here Comes Everybody Summary & Overview

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 to Here Comes Everybody?

  • 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

About the Author: Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky teaches and consults on how the internet affects society. He is currently an Associate Professor at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and the Journalism Department. He has consulted for Lego, the US Navy, BBC and Procter and Gamble and his work has been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Wired magazine.

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