Comments on: The most significant thing you’ll read/watch this year

By: Ad:Tech Chicago: Can We Please Stop Preaching to the Choir? | Social Media Explorer

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:16:20 +0000

[...] the highlight of the conference. I’ve been a fan of Shirky’s since I caught his Web2.0 speech, which I wrote about in a post here considering whether or not social media is a waste of time. [...]

By: Where Do They Find the Time - Clay Shirky | Daan Jansonius

Where Do They Find the Time - Clay Shirky | Daan Jansonius — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:01:56 +0000

[...] this a while ago, but have completely forgotten all about it. But I just came across it again on Community Guy and watched it [...]

By: Is Social Media A Waste Of Time Or Use Of Cognitive Surplus | Social Media Explorer

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:01:59 +0000

[...] giving a speech at the Web 2.0 Conference in April. If you’d like to see it yourself, the video is here, or if you prefer reading, the transcript is here. He starts out by repeating an assertion from a [...]

By: pwheat

pwheat — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:39:44 +0000

100 million hours a weekend watching ads. Wow. From the latest TV ad revenue numbers I searched up ($123B) that means that each weekend possibly brings in ~$674M (Sat, Sunday.) $6.74/hr.

By: desabol

desabol — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:01:15 +0000

Jake, great find and thanks for sharing. I like the idea that Clay drives home the fact that media (both current and future) is not uni-directional but rather bi-directional; consuming, creating and sharing. A really great reminder and fantastic post.

By: Andromeda

Andromeda — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:10:35 +0000

I know I spend too much on TV, but I multi-task as well, so I am typing this and participating while my DVRed show is playing in the background. So I can actually do both and therefore increase it even more.

By: Traditional Media is afraid of Web 2.0 « Emerson Direct Marketing Observations

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:17 +0000

[...] , Social Networks , Web 2.0 Tags: clay shirky, jack mckee, Marketing, social media, Web 2.0 Jack McKee promised that this might be the most significant thing I see/read/watch this year. In a sense [...]

By: Jake McKee

Jake McKee — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:36:50 +0000

Post away – I just reposted it too

By: Kevin Warmath » Topic » When you say you just don’t have time, Watch This!

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:47:01 +0000

[...] My friends and colleagues wonder how I find time to blog and do all the other stuff life demands as a father of three. Well, here is part of the answer: http://www.communityguy.com/1611/the-most-significant-thing-youll-readwatch-this-year/ [...]

By: jaysbryant

jaysbryant — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:23:21 +0000

The last 3 minutes are great! Thanks for sharing