Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 336 pages
• Published by: Penguin Press HC, The February 28, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1594201536
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1594201530
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

Reader Reviews
I was modestly disappointed to see so few references to pioneers I recognize, including Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Joe Trippi, and so on. Howard Rheingold and Yochai Benkler get single references. Seeing Stewart Brand's recommendation persuaded me I don't know the author well enough, and should err on the side of his being a genuine original. Certainly the book reads well, and for someone like me who reads a great deal, I found myself recognizing thoughts explored by others, but also impressed by the synthesis and the clarity. A few of my fly-leaf notes: + New technologies enable new kinds of groups to form. + "Message" is key, what Eric Raymond calls "plausible promise." + Can now harness "free and ready participation in a large distributed group with a variety of skills." + Cost-benefit of large "unsupervised" endeavors is off the charts. + From sharing to cooperation to collective action + Collective action requires shared vision + Literacy led to mass amatuerism, and I have note to myself, the cell phone can lead to mass on demand education "one cell call at a time" + Transactions costs dramatically lowered. + Revolution happens when it cannot be contained by status quo institutions + Good account of Wikipedia + Light discussion of social capital, Yochai Bnekler does it much better + Value of mass diversity + Implications of Linux for capitalism + Excellent account of how Perl beat out C++ Bottom line in this book: "Open Source teaches us that the communal can be at least as durable as the commercial. Other books I recommend: Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution The Revolution Will Not Be Televised : Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming Collective Intelligence: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace There is of course also a broad literature on complexity, collapse, resilience, diversity, integral consciousness and so on. Comments (11) | | (Report this)