tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157399324614446746.post900698899692716911..comments2023-11-24T00:38:52.974-08:00Comments on From Mass to Networked: Social Media & Social Change: Cooley's Marriage of ConceptsDamienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13843748213754577727noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157399324614446746.post-6144180770359669262012-01-23T08:25:30.930-08:002012-01-23T08:25:30.930-08:00I read the book “Here comes everybody: the power o...I read the book “Here comes everybody: the power of organizing without organizations” by Clay Shirky last year. It claimed that the present social order is been revolutionized by blogs, wikis, twitter and other Web 2.0 accouterments last year. Interestingly, This book was written almost 10 years ago but I feel like it is just talking about "what is happening now" <br /><br />Internet revolution based on Web 2.0 services has made life for us really simple. Digital networking has made interest groups to form effortlessly, regardless of their geographical distances. There are countless cases of people who use Web 2.0 services and other accouterments to start a campaign that attracted attentions from different places around the world. The book explained the power of organizing without organizations, such as a woman who lost her smart phone in the taxi and then opened up a website that recruited volunteers to help her get the phone back. Another man set up a website called “nygirlofmydreams.com” to find his dream girl who he met on the subway in New York city.People on the internet eventually helped him find her. This digital networking age is reflecting on not just economical and sociological theories, but also on philosophical and statistical theories.Ye (Yale) Xuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052519824613357783noreply@blogger.com