Battles with Integrity

Thanks to flamingnerd , not for the link exactly, but more for the reminder that sent me searching via Google to find the following. I saw the first video last week, and thought it was pretty damned cool, but was busy so I didn't get around to sharing it. Actually, I can't remember who linked to that one originally (thanks!). Anyway, take a couple of moments when next you have a couple of minutes. The first link is a video, the second is the text of Dr. Shirky's speech Web 2.0, and the third link is a longer video (48:13), but totally worth the watching. Here you go:

Clay Shirky at the Web 2.0 conference talking about Cognitive Surplus (essay).

Clay Shirky speaking at Authors@Google speaking on the internet as a social and connecting force in our lives.

The first video is quite a bit shorter than the other, but wow, they're both really amazing talks. Mostly they make me think, Wow, it's an amazing time to be alive..

Over the summer break (all three weeks of it), I'm thinking of reading Shirky's new book, Here Comes Everybody.

Dear Internets,

I read yesterday about internet television from a company called Joost. It's from the guys who came up with Kazaa and Skype, and I'm very curious about their product. I would like to know more. I would also like an invitation to Joost. What do you recommend?

Sincerely,

~caramida