{"product_id":"cognitive-surplus-how-technology-makes-consumers-into-collaborators-paperback","title":"Cognitive Surplus: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClay Shirky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the breakout hit \u003ci\u003eHere Comes Everybody\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how new technology is changing us for the better. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his bestselling \u003ci\u003eHere Comes Everybody\u003c\/i\u003e, Internet guru Clay Shirky provided readers with a much-needed primer for the digital age. Now, with \u003ci\u003eCognitive Surplus\u003c\/i\u003e, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For the first time, people are embracing new media that allow them to pool their efforts at vanishingly low cost. The results of this aggregated effort range from mind-expanding reference tools like Wikipedia to life-saving Web sites like Ushahidi.com, which allows Kenyans to report acts of violence in real time. \u003ci\u003eCognitive Surplus\u003c\/i\u003e explores what's possible when people unite to use their intellect, energy, and time for the greater good.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay Shirky teaches at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, where he researches the interrelated effects of our social and technological networks. He has consulted with a variety of Fortune 500 companies working on network design, including Nokia, Lego, the BBC, Newscorp, Microsoft, as well as the Library of Congress, the U.S. Navy, and the Libyan government. His writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes of London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a regular keynote speaker at tech conferences. Mr. Shirky lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.93 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44434222579814,"sku":"9780143119586","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/PWz5x53oTK9780143119586.webp?v=1770443447","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cognitive-surplus-how-technology-makes-consumers-into-collaborators-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}