I am struck with how easy it can be to make a real difference in the lives of people we know, and see every day,
Category: Commentary
Can “Crowd Sourcing” be Fun?
I have already written much about Andrew Keen’s (@ajkeen) book “The Cult of the Amateur” and will most likely write much more as I continue
Twitter “Jumping the Shark?”
@LeoLaporte and others frequently mention that they think Twitter has (or will, or might) “Jump the Shark.” Usually they point to the entry of celebrities
A Dark View of the Future, 2014–Impact of the Amateurs
This Flash animation gives a narrative view of the potential outcome (from the “future perspective of being in 2014 and looking back”) that we can
A Cultural or Observant Mac?
I have been pondering for a while the ability of Mac users to morph their discussions when necessary to enable them to claim the Mac
Jon Stewart’s Daily Show and the Mistreatment of Home-owners
I have been commenting (okay, really complaining) that the bail-outs of the banks really only helps the banks, and ultimately hurts everyone else. Let me
“Cult of the Amateur” and Twitter
In my previous post I wrote about some of my thoughts concerning three key points that I drew from Andrew Keen’s The Cult of the
“Cult of The Amateur”–Early Reflections on Keen’s Work
I am reading Andrew Keen’s The Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today’s user-generated media are destroying our economy,
Truer words…
I saw someone on Twitter last night call President Obama to task for ridiculing private business owners for flying on privately owned corporate jets while
Bye Bye Hulu (and NBC, and FOX, and…)
Many of you know I bought an AppleTV and immediately hacked it to allow me to watch TV shows. This involved installing Boxee, and then
