The document discusses Clay Shirky, an expert on emerging technologies who owns a consulting practice and writes for major publications. It notes that Shirky earned a degree from Yale, owned a theatre company, and now teaches at NYU. The rest of the document discusses how social tools provide new opportunities for group activities and collective action by allowing everyone to contribute and share as both a consumer and creator of content.

1. QUICK! GET
OUT OF
THE WAY!
Presentation by Megan
Getter

2. CLAY SHIRKY
Owns consulting practice
Writes for major publications
Speaks on emerging technologies
Authored Cognitive Surplus
Teaches at NYU
Earned degree in Art - Yale College
Owned theatre company

3. SOCIAL TOOLS
PROVIDE
NEW OPPORTUNITIES

4. Operating
Outside
Profit
Margin
Operating Action by
without loosely
managerial structured
direction groups

5. SOCIAL TOOLS ENHANCE
GROUP ACTIVITIES

6. SHARING
Everyone is a media
outlet

7. COOPERATION
Everyone contributes to groups in uneven amounts.

8. COLLECTIVE ACTION
Everyone has a greater opportunity to fail and
succeed.

10. PROMISE

11. TOOLS

13. CREDITS
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/8546173@N04/3293347520/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssoosay/4494808497/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/229529792/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/100853718/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/4224158937/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/7272677@N05/2788767103/
• http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/5434349412_1edbafb8a7_b.jpg
• http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3925513417_a8f116fe4e_b.jpg
• http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1406/1462717193_dba009cd19_o_d.jpg
• http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4907642470_e99097f5cc_b.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/72296542@N00/2370647950/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/80516279@N00/2274372747/
• http://www.shirky.com/bio.html

14. CONTACT INFO
Megan Getter
- Florida Southern College
• Twitter: @megangetter
• Email: megan.getter@gmail.com