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- It's not Technical Capital, It's Social capital that matters - These tools don't get socially interesting until they get technically boring. - This generation is the largest increase in expressive capability in human history - Media Revolutions > Printing Press(1400), telegraph/telephone(200 yrs ago). Recorded Media(150yrs ago), Radio(TV) (100yrs) - The media that's good at creating groups is no good at creating conversations, and the media that's good at creating convos is not good at creating groups. (1 to many or many to 1) - Internet media is first that integrates these two. - As stuff gets digitized all media is carried via internet - BBC got first announcement of China 7.2 quake via Twitter before Meteorology Society. - Last 7+ quake it took China 3 months to admit it even happened - Ex of China fighting to contain citizen journalism - China shut off flow to Twitter for Tiananmen Square reunion because they couldn't filter the flow. - The audience can talk back. They are full participates. - Great graph of idea of "rally your ppl to each other around your brand, not rally ppl to your brand" - Obama example of FISA (convine supports, not control) - Media is less about crafting a single message