Gmail Ads
“Google’s insertion of unsolicited ads directly into inboxes is made possible, paradoxically, by its success in otherwise eliminating them. Google […]
Ad Culture
Business
Business, Community, Networks, Social Media
Trust, reputation, collaborative consumption and service networking
This TED talk by Rachel Botsman describes the online evolution of trust and reputation that’s feeding into new ways of
Business, e-patients
Bad pharma
According to Cory Doctorow at bOING bOING, physicians often prescribe drugs that are ineffective or harmful because pharmaceutical companies provide
Business, Culture, Technology
Doc Searls discussion: The Intention Economy
I’m leading a discussion on the WELL with Doc Searls about his new book, The Intention Economy: When Customers Take
Ad Culture
Seuss-vertising
Theodore Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, created illustrations for ads before he illustrated children’s books. Fast Company has a slideshow
Business, Design, Futures
Forward thinking about the competitive workplace
Earlier this week I attended a breakfast panel sponsored by Gensler (http://www.gensler.com), an architecture, design, planning and consultation firm that
Business, Community, Consciousness, Environment/Climate, Sustainability
Worldchanging Interview with Jean Russell on Thrivability (2009)
In September 2009, Worldchanging published my interview with thrivability consultant Jean Russell. I’m republishing the interview here in its entirety.
Business, Media
Netflix fixes the wrong problem
Word on the street is that Netflix subscribers are fleeing because of recent rate increases; the company hopes to fix
Business, Futures, Teaching and Learning
1 Semester Startup
In the first decade of the 2000s, I was fired up about the potential for an energized entrepreneurial scene to
Business, Networks, Politics, Technology
More on bandwidth: light and darkness
My friend Robert Steele emailed me in response to my last post, saying there’s more to consider, and I agree.
Business, Community, Democracy
Doc Searls on user-driven democracy
Speaking at the 2011 Personal Democracy Forum, Doc talks about how power relationships work in markets vs how they should
Business
Amazon’s broken user experience
Doc Searls has posted a slideshow explaining how Amazon’s user experience is broken, in the context of a discussion about
Business, Nonprofit, Social Media
HelpAttack!
My friend Sarah Vela launched a new company called Help Attack! in August, and it’s proving to be a cool