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Saving the world with Facebook

By Sharpy | Published: July 6, 2010
“Internet guru” Clay Shirky on new media: Look, we got erotic novels, first crack out of the box, once we had printing presses. It took a century and a half for the Royal Society to start publishing the first scientific journal in English. So even with the sacred printing press, the first things you get [...]
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Why you and I are obsessed with Facebook

By Sharpy | Published: October 5, 2009
Note—that’s not a question. I daresay that if you are on Facebook (Twitter, YouTube et al.) you are addicted. Maybe you don’t agree. Unfortunately, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re correct. Now, don’t get me wrong. For those of you who know me (and also those who don’t), I’m not attacking you with this comment. Actually, [...]
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