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How does social media impact society as a whole? Far more than some of us may imagine. When everyone's a publisher with the ability to scale globally, the world changes. It challenges the very nature of many institutions. What happens when a tsunami takes more than 240,000 lives and the people of Content Nation equipped with today's social media publishing tools respond more effectively than governments? What happens when you can invite anyone from around the world to the scene at your local coffee shop or pub? What happens when markets really ARE global conversations on Facebook or Twitter that anyone in the world can join? What happens when the world collaborates to create knowledge? What happens when the audience at a concert asks for more content from a performer by lighting up their own publishing machines instead of matches or lighters?

It means that Content Nation has arrived. A world of global publishers is challenging how modern society sees itself and organizes itself. Their abilities and their creations will shake the very foundation of human society - and how we will survive and thrive as humans.

Chapter 7: The New Society - Content Nation Redefines How People Live Their Lives