Clay Shirky in this book gives real concrete examples of the power of the web and how its changing things. At first i thought this book was going to be boring but i actually found it very interesting. Shirky goes on to explain how he posted a website page and attracted so many followers.
The internet is so vast and attracts so many users together and pretty much form one big community. The book goes on to explain how individuals are being “media outlets”, that each one of us can post content and ideas.
Given these opportunities by the internet enables us to to change the world today. For example the revolutions that are happening throughout the world starting in Tunisia and moving on into Egypt. The connection that the internet brings, Facebook for example, enables people to communicate fast and efficiently. The internet definitely has its pros and cons but i believe the pros outweigh the cons. If you just look at how the world is changingin a positive way , you would most probably think the same.