I last wrote about Shirky in November, and now I’ve spotted a TED talk from his as well. This one was just recorded and addresses how social networks are changing patterns of communication and how those networks are perhaps able to if not shake the Earth, at least report it.
Right now, Twitter is going nuts about the Iranian “election” and in these situations it seems that the democratizing power of the ‘net is most evident and all of the sudden borders start to melt. We saw this before in the US ’08 election and the prorouge event in Canada.
PS. If you are interested in helping out what is going on in Iran through the ‘net, here are some pointers. I know that I’ve forwarded proxies in the clear – realizing it only after the tweet went out and then not being able to get to a computer in time to delete it – but after reading this, if I happen to come across some helpful information, I’ll know better how to deal with it.
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