Cognitive Surplus

Clay Shirky is all about case studies. His writing is very easy to follow. Before I began reading this book, I was of the mistaken impression that social media was just a macrofad. Now, I realize that the heart of the matter has more to do with connectedness, and the great feeling we get when we’ve done something nice. My wife read it and liked it! I plan on passing my copy to my father-in-law, who teaches sociology, because this book is more about sociology than technology. The text doesn’t get gummed up with tech speak. After reading all the case studies set before you by the author, you can’t help but think that there is something larger behind the success of social media than just technology.