Clay Shirky

"It Takes A Village To Find A Phone"

                           " Finders keepers. Losers, weepers "

"Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough, and I will move the world"

           In chapter one of Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, "the loss and return of the Sidekick is a story about many things - Evan's obsessive tendencies, Ivanna's good fortune in having him for a friend, how expensive phones have gotten - but one of the themes running through the story is the power of group action, given the right tools" (pg.7). 

      Having the power and speed of the media, Ivanna was able to get her stolen/lost phone back. Posting any information online can travel faster than the word of mouth. By using social networks to connect with people all over, you are able to inform a bigger audience about any case. 

      From Sidekicks, we have upgraded to iphones which store way more data in. Not everyday do we acknowledge the importance of these small,personal,portable computers. That is until we loose it or damage the phone somehow. Our lives have began to revolve and depend on these computerized smartphones. From alarm clocks to cameras to stored office files, cellphones have become a necessity, as breathing air is to our lungs.