Social Media and Revolution

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 19, 2011

Clay Shirky, internet guru, professor at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU and author of Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, discusses the how social media tools are affecting political power structures, especially in the case of the turmoil in Tunisia.

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