Archive for clay shirky

Did the Internet make any substantial difference?

20 May 2010 , , , ,
This post expands on my earlier What sort of internet election was it then? piece. Particular thanks to Nick Anstead for the idea I’ve expanded on and to Mick Fealty for offering me the guest post slot on Slugger O’Toole which made me sit down and write this piece. You can read it in its [...]

Social media’s impact on politics, part two: where to find the big impact

4 February 2010 , , , ,
Welcome to the concluding part of a two-part series about the real impact social media (or social networking) is having on politics in Britain. Last week I looked at the groups which face extinction; today it’s why pundits searching for the impact of social media on politics in 2010 are looking in the wrong place. For [...]

The Saturday debate: it’s no longer about market versus state

30 January 2010 ,
Here’s your starter for ten as we experiment with a Saturday slot posing a view for debate: For the last hundred years the big organizational question has been whether any given task was best taken on by the state, directing the effort in a planned way, or by businesses competing in a market. This debate was [...]

Social media’s impact on politics, part one: the groups that face extinction

28 January 2010 , , , , , ,
Welcome to a two-part series about the real impact social media (or social networking) is having on politics in Britain. In part one I look at the groups which face extinction, whilst in part two I will look at why pundits searching for the impact of social media on politics in 2010 are looking in [...]