Here Comes Everybody
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
by Clay Shirky
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“Here Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. | Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.”
Source →“Here Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. | Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.”
Source →“Here Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. | Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.”
Source →“Here Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. | Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.”
Source →Recommended by 6 notable people, including Derek Sivers and Ryan Holiday
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, Most Recommended Books, and Technology.
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Derek Sivers
Author; founder of CD Baby
“Here Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. | Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online.”
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