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Honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Tiffany Shlain is a filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and co-founder of The International Academy of Digital[…]

The Participatory Revolution: Tiffany Shlain LIVE on Big Think

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This interview was broadcast live at bigthink.com at 3:30 PM on Thursday, April 26, 2012.

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