Nielsen says “write original articles based on deep thought and research” while Scoble says “link a lot.” Each has its place. They represent two different ways of meeting the world: knowledge mode and connected mode. At different times and in different circumstances, you’ll probably choose one or the other — though the web makes connected […]
After I wrote my busy vs. bursty manifesto for Web Worker Daily, I was handed an insight by Matt Hodgson who said he found my thoughts “rather uninsightful.” He said I “should have been talking about the knowledge economy.”
I agree, I should set the web economy against the knowledge economy, because they are two different […]
Mike Arrington says “Times are good, money is flowing, and Silicon Valley sucks.” Near as I can tell, what sucks for Mike about it is that it’s not just him who’s making money. Other people are too.
Here’s Mike’s argument, I guess:
I don’t know what it is, but the same thing happened in the late nineties […]
The second generation of the Web represents a radical shift relative to the first. A number of trends underpin it… trends that change the way many of us work. These new ways of working don’t eclipse the old ways but play out alongside them, creating a parallel culture of work.
The older and newer cultures of […]
I posted a manifesto of sorts on Web Worker Daily today about the difference between the old work culture and the new one enabled by the Web. Of course, I glossed over all sorts of complexities — and a whole lot of thinking I’ve been doing on this topic. So I was a little annoyed […]
The idea that free is a business model. Free is not a business model, it’s a tactic. It can be a very powerful tactic in the right hands–and with the right business model. I’d love to see more startups come out saying “our web app is so good… we’re going to charge you for it. […]
The phrase “user-generated content.” Has there ever been a more condescending or less descriptive phrase for human expression and creation and connection?
The techmeme pile-on effect. Why does everyone have to write about the same stuff all at once? You all are smart people… let’s see some original ideas and topics. Of course, if you weren’t […]
That’s a paraphrase of the title of a book I’m reading right now, David Boyle’s Authenticity: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life. This lust for real life is behind much of what’s happening on the web, including blogging and other forms of social expression like MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube. For so long […]
February 28, 2007 – 4:30 pm
James Governor on Adobe Engage, held yesterday and today in San Francisco:
I liked the short introduction from David Mendels, senior VP enterprise and developer solutions, when he talked about how the layout of the room is a little formal, based on a presenter and an audience, rather than being a roundtable of more participatory environment. […]
February 19, 2007 – 5:47 pm
Johnnie Moore on enthusiasm (via James):
I found the original meaning of enthusiasm, from the Greek, was (my italics):
inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god
If you like, enthusiasm is about showing up in the here and now - a good way to counter anxiety, I find. You can invoke […]
