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Category: Commentary

Commentary Life

A Dark View of the Future, 2014–Impact of the Amateurs

March 6, 20091 min read

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

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Andrew Keen, Cult of the Amateur, EPIC, future, society
Commentary Technology

A Cultural or Observant Mac?

March 5, 2009March 5, 20092 min read

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

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apple, Hardware, Mac, OSX, Religion, software
Commentary Economics government

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show and the Mistreatment of Home-owners

March 5, 20092 min read

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

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bailout, banks, budget, daily show, economy, jon stewart, mortgages, stimulus plan
Commentary Education Life Social Networking Technology

“Cult of the Amateur” and Twitter

February 28, 2009February 28, 20093 min read

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

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Andrew Keen, Cult of the Amateur, engagement, Social Networking, suggestions, twitter
Commentary

“Cult of The Amateur”–Early Reflections on Keen’s Work

February 28, 2009February 28, 20096 min read

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,

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Andrew Keen, criticism, Cult of the Amateur, Keen, web 2.0
Commentary government Politics

Truer words…

February 25, 20091 min read

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

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#TCOT, Dilbert, Obama, Scott Adams, taxpayers
Business Commentary

Bye Bye Hulu (and NBC, and FOX, and…)

February 21, 20092 min read

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

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boxee, boycott, customer service, customers, hulu, networks, service, suppliers, tv
Business Commentary

Best Foot Forward (and insert in mouth)

February 19, 2009February 19, 20092 min read

Remember Storming Media?   I wrote about them in the previous post. You will recall they resell government reports to you for which you have

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customer service, missteps, service, Storming Media, Verizon
Business Commentary

Facebook Capitulates

February 18, 20092 min read

The pressure worked on Facebook (Again.) According to this story in the New York Times, Facebook has once again made a change, angered their users,

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Business, customer service, customers, Facebook, policies, terms of service, TOS
Commentary government Religion

Obama as Messiah?

February 16, 20091 min read

Apparently the Telegraph thinks so.   I saw this on Google, and was struck by the “halo effect” that seems to be following Obama: It

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Christ, halo, Obama, Politics, Religion, religious iconography

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