Clay Shirky
Clay Shirky (* 1964 ) is an American speaker, author and consultant on the subject of the Internet . He teaches new media as an assistant professor in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University . His lessons include the effects of the network topologies of social networks and the question of how the Internet is changing human relationships, communication and society.
Shirky's columns and articles have been published in Business 2.0 , the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Harvard Business Review, and Wired magazine , among others . On April 3, 2008, Shirky appeared on the Colbert Report .
In his consulting work, Shirky focuses on the increasing importance of decentralized technologies such as peer-to-peer , web services and wireless networks , which represent alternatives to the client-server infrastructure that characterizes the World Wide Web . His clients include Nokia , the Library of Congress and the BBC .
Publications
- The Internet by E-Mail (1994) - ISBN 1-56276-240-0
- Voices from the Net (1995) - ISBN 1-56276-303-2
- P2P Networking Overview (2001) - ISBN 0-596-00185-1
- Planning for Web Services: Obstacles and Opportunities (2003) - ISBN 0-596-00364-1
- The Best Software Writing I (2005) - ISBN 1-59059-500-9
- Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (2008) - ISBN 978-1-59420-153-0
- Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age (2010) - ISBN 978-1-59420-253-7
Web links
- Clay Shirky's website
- Clay Shirky's article on the O'Reilly Network
- Video interview with Shirky , electrical reporter
- Interview with Clay Shirky about the triumphant advance of the network company and beer for building creative bridges in the MFG Innovationcast, episode 20
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| SURNAME | Shirky, Clay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American public speaker, author and philosopher on the subject of the Internet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |