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1 The Social Web as a tool for engaging communities in participation

2 Clay Shirky Here Comes Everybody de-centralised, loose social structures voluntary ethos shift in power: cultural revolution “Every URL is a latent community.” “Only when tools become technologically boring, do they become socially interesting.” “Group-group communication just got a whole lot easier.” “Now we can do big things for love.”

3 Web 2.0 new groups, new types of groups ‘people formerly known as the audience’ ‘being’ online self-organising: folksonomies

4 www.leekartspace.ning.com group potential users of the art centre issue arts centre

5 tudiabetes - 9,000+ members, Support, networking, knowledge sharing Diabetics. Ning freqOUT – 500 participants in 6 months Arts, regeneration in deprived boroughs Young People. GPS, mp3, SMS, Facebook etc Hyperlocal blogs. DigbethisGood, Kingscrossenvironment, Lichfield Blog, Blog Preston. Empowerment through citizen journalism. Games, Blogs, RSS

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7 resources www.socialbysocial.com www.talkaboutlocal.org www.podnosh.com www.communities.gov.uk/communities/digitalinclusion


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