Within the education parameters it is often difficult to grasp what are the benefits from social media or what are the benefits from loose collaboration. Here is a suggestion of the paradigm to keep in mind when thinking of the benefits of social media.
"Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better, more cooperative world.
Clay Shirky believes that new technologies enabling loose collaboration — and taking advantage of “spare” brainpower — will change the way society works."
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