Shirky illustrates this idea with several examples about the development of organizational structure and group processes at an institutional level. Organizational costs have dropped dramatically with the development of Flickr, Facebook, and other sharing and collaborative tools. "The collapse of transaction costs (meaning costs to do business such as overhead and management) makes it easier for people to get together--so much easier, in fact, that it is changing the world. The lowering of these costs is the driving force underneath the current revolution and the common element to everything in this book" (Shirky 2008, pp. 48) This would be a good chapter to read. :)
i like this haha
ReplyDeletelol this should have been of people kissing ass instead..
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ustnlno_1Kk
ReplyDeleteHere is a "documentary" on the Mermaid Parade in 2008. It shows a lot of footage of different aspects of the parade.
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ReplyDeletesad.... life is all about kissing ass. you would think there would be more to live for.
ReplyDeleteI like the picture as well because it's sadly true, but I agree with the statement that the more input and more ideas there are in a large group, there is alot of variety but it makes the decision making process more difficult.
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