Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history

http://www.ted.com While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics.

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[agentskalle]

When did Tom Hanks shave his head? He wears glasses too? :)

Interesting talk though..

[beebobox]

saying that the amount of people are approaching the amount of neurons in the brain is like saying - the amount of water you drink is approaching the amount of water in the atlantic ocean.

the number may be rising but it's nowhere close to being the same, atm the world pop is closing in on 7 billion, and the neurons in the brain are about 100 billion.

the population will grow faster then the human brain will get bigger.

so approaching ?

yes

a good comparison?

no

[lightandbeautiful]

Homosexual activists understand the power of words.

Please visit my channel to watch a one-minute video clip in which popular atheist author Richard Dawkins admits that homosexual activists "hijacked the word 'gay'".

The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate because it, unlike the word "gay", actually describes the behavior/attraction/relationsh­ip being discussed.

The word "gay" helps homosexual activists push their agenda.

[KaiTendo174]

@HalfFullYeah ...in-formation? :D

[Samail666]

right?

[GB016768]

It annoys me that he keeps saying 'right', after he makes a point

[endsequence]

This is a classic TED talk presentation. Listen to what he is talking about, and then keep in mind his talking points in relation to the Arab Spring. This man hit the bulls eye.

[taKenzZzZz]

Check out the resource based economy. Automation can free the human potential. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is a great documentary here on YouTube explaining this humane alternative to the current inequal system.

[peoplebreeze1]

Action is the supporting force of ideas. It is when we back our concepts with action that our ideas gained momentum to change our circumstances. Thus, change is the unified force of our actions when strengthen can change our circumstances. peoplebreeze com

[crudhousefull]

Media abusing China again. Quick recap...after the West raped it like it raped every other country and messed with their administrative system, it just took them 50 years to beat them at their own game with central planning and a novel new way of organizing themselves. Anyone who says that that country has a bad governance system is delusional and a brainwashed retard

[thejollypilgrim]

Excellent stuff.