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Clay Shirky

1964 - Today

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Clay Shirky (born 1964) is an American pundit, writer, and consultant on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies and journalism. In 2017 he was appointed Vice Provost of Educational Technologies of New York University (NYU), after serving as Chief Information Officer at NYU Shanghai from 2014 to 2017. He also is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and Associate Arts Professor at the Tisch School of the Arts' Interactive Telecommunications Program. His courses address, among other things, the interrelated effects of the topology of social networks and technological networks, how our networks shape culture and vice versa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clay Shirky is the 7,116th most popular writer (up from 7,147th in 2019), the 16,880th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,061st in 2019) and the 1,143rd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Clay Shirky ranks 7,116 out of 7,302. Before him are Monica Ali, Pamela Geller, Ramachandra Guha, Mika Brzezinski, Julie Powell, and Paula Vogel. After him are Al Roker, Nicola Griffith, Niloofar Rahmani, Rutger Bregman, Lucy Ayoub, and Becca Fitzpatrick.

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Among people born in 1964, Clay Shirky ranks 901. Before him are Vasilios Kotronias, Denean Howard, Rebecca Gibney, Paul Parker, CeCe Winans, and Stephen Frick. After him are Sushmita Banerjee, Barrington Levy, Houda Nonoo, Valeriy Medvedtsev, Patrick Sang, and Patty Griffin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clay Shirky ranks 16,887 out of 20,380. Before him are Ursula Burns (1958), Ill Bill (1972), Tara Lipinski (1982), Alexandra Holden (1977), Rashad Evans (1979), and Rebecca Sugar (1987). After him are Gable Steveson (2000), Nick Hysong (1971), John Dye (1963), Megalyn Echikunwoke (1983), Patrick Stump (1984), and Al Roker (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Clay Shirky ranks 1,143. Before him are Diablo Cody (1978), Laurie Halse Anderson (1961), Pamela Geller (1958), Mika Brzezinski (1967), Julie Powell (1973), and Paula Vogel (1951). After him are Al Roker (1954), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Vanessa Taylor (1970), Lev Grossman (1969), Rita Dove (1952), and Ian Brennan (1978).

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