Over on my Fast Company Experts blog, I have issued a challenge. Here is what I wrote: I have come to the conclusion that most (maybe all) business and strategy books are useless. They over-generalize. They offer little value. I go in with such high expectations, based on reviews and descriptions, and am almost universally […]
Technology and the internet have given us greater control over our own media experience – what information we get and share, how we spend our time, and to whom we are connected. We are more diverse as a society, more informed as individuals, and more involved as communities. So what? This morning I read a […]
The Swine Flu is big news… and for good reason. This potentially deadly strain – a mix of pig, bird, and human viruses – is spreading across the globe. More cases are being reported every hour it seems. Health experts don’t seem to have much to offer in terms of definite information. Fear and uncertainty […]
I like to complain about the state of communications – generally, and especially online. There is a ton of content flowing online — but most of it is not worth consuming (and certainly not worth paying for). There are millions of organizations requesting donations and demanding action — but very few people participating and far […]
I want so badly to believe that Susan Boyle is a real phenomenon. I want to have faith that someone can appear out of nowhere, show off some talent, and have their life changed as a result. I want to believe that wasn’t possible before the internet existed, and everyone had their own channel and […]
The White House announced today that the Cyberspace Review that President Obama ordered has been completed. Here is the statement from the Press Secretary: On February 9, the President directed a 60-day review of the plans, programs and activities underway throughout the government that address our communications and information infrastructure (i.e., cyberspace). The purpose of […]
According to the New York Times, magazine publishers are trying to figure out if they can raise their prices without losing subscribers. The answer is no. I subscribe to more than twenty magazines, including Time, Newsweek, US News, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, GQ, Sports Illustrated, Wired, and GOOD. I read every single […]
According to the CDC, roughly 20% of the American population, some 43 million people, smoke (and within that group 80% smoke every day). That number is down significantly from just a few decades ago, but the rate of decline has leveled off in recent years. Some attribute the slow-down to creative marketing tactics by the […]
Google announced this week that they were creating a venture capital arm whose main objective will be to turn a profit. The group, called Google Ventures, is expected to invest up to $100 million in the next 12 months. The New York Times article on the announcement notes that “Google will tap the connections of […]
I owe you an apology. Part of my role is to help manage the blog and keep the conversation among those in the WeMedia community going strong. I dropped the ball in a big way. I haven’t posted since the WeMedia conference at the end of February. I haven’t followed up on many of the […]