OneWebDay: A toast to the net
The internet is a wondrous anomaly, a technical and creative achievement grander than the Tower of Babel, an infinite tangle...
Read MoreOn 9/11: Bits, bells and bagpipes
We may be powered by collective, global, networked intelligence. Even so, singular stories from singular points of view still move me, still rip my heart out.
Read MoreHey big media, it’s time to invest
Acquisition is part of the solution for "big media" companies to catch up in the era of new media. But they need to go further, including more investments in early-stage ventures.
Read MoreGetting things done
Some people love to talk. All the better with wine and cheese. Others are busy getting things done. Between those two...
Read MoreHonor among thieves: An invitation to Arianna
Dear Arianna, About 2000 years ago the philosopher Seneca said that “the best ideas are common property,” which is an...
Read MoreSeeClickFix releases first iPhone App.
SeeClickFix, a company that helps people report and track community needs like roads in need of repair, was one of the two...
Read MoreA good day to do big things
“Today is a good day to do big things,” Amanda said when she was eight. It was so profound that I wrote it down...
Read MoreWhy we need editors and late night TV
Vanity Fair put theirs on Sarah Palin’s resignation speech. If you value accuracy, clarity, spelling and good...
Read MoreSputnik: An observatory above the ordinary
Designer Jonathan Harris explores new territory.
Read MoreThese designs are not legal tender
Back in the September, I wrote that “one of the fundamental tasks of design and business is to stand between...
Read MoreWhat every 15-year-old knows about media
Here’s what Mathew Robson, a a 15-year-old in the UK, wrote in a report for Morgan Stanley that has high-paid...
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