Here Comes Everybody (2 of 4), 2008

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Channel: The Aspen Institute · 2008 · News & Politics

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NYU Professor Clay Shirky discusses social software, including the system used by the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. He notes the way members of the community organized in response to Obama's support for the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation.

Hosted by the Aspen Institute, The 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival will engage its participants in a variety of programs, tutorials, seminars and discussion events which together are guaranteed to charge the atmosphere with vibrant intellectual exchange. Think of it as a week-long summer university for the mind -- remarkable lectures and classes across a stimulating array of topics.

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