Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World
- June 29th, 2010 | Written By: Jay Baer
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My TIVO hates Clay Shirky. In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay. [...]
Tagged as: book review, Clay Shirky, Cognitive Surplus, collaboration, crowdsourcing, online communities, social connectivity, social sharing
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How to Balance Your Personal and Professional Lives in Social Media
- December 29th, 2009 | Written By: Jay Baer
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Does social media make you more comfortable, or less comfortable? For me, it’s both. As my friend Amber Naslund said when I interviewed her on Twitter, social media enables her to have friends that are not dictated by geography or circumstance. And to me, the ability to find people with whom you have a kinship, [...]
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Can Social Connectivity be Taught? My Thoughts on Trust Agents
- September 1st, 2009 | Written By: Jay Baer
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Trust Agents, the new book by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith is storming the bastille of business wisdom, shooting up the NY Times bestseller list. (A rarity these days for a book not about vampires). The book has been reviewed by a ton of smart people, including Christopher S. Penn, Amber Naslund, Jason Falls, Eric [...]
Tagged as: Book Reviews, chris brogan, humanization, julien smith, social capital, social connectivity, social graph, social networking, trust agents
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