Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring... It's when a technology becomes normal, then ubiquitous, and finally so pervasive as to be invisible, that the really profound changes happen.
Clay ShirkyKnowledge, unlike information, is a human characteristic; there can be information no one knows, but there can't be knowledge no one knows.
Clay ShirkyCuration comes up when people realize that it isnโt just about information seeking, itโs also about synchronizing a community.
Clay Shirky