Rethink “marketing”
Dave Peck’s written a blog post where he says his clients are questioning whether they want to use Twitter as […]
Business, Social Media
Business
Business
Linchpins and hierarchies
Seth Godin has a new book, Linchpin, and it looks like another good one. I haven’t read it, but I’m
Business, Social Media
Social software, social media… what’s happening
Three years ago I started thinking about how I might do consulting around my knowledge of online communities and collaboration,
Business, Social Media
Social networks, social markets
Interesting data (for November 2009) from marketingcharts.com: In “social media” consulting, there’s a tendency to want to standardize on Facebook,
Business
John Mackey
The New Yorker has a good article about John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market. I worked for WFM around
Business, Community, Economy
The antithesis of holiday cheer: “Collapse”
“It’s not that Bernie Madoff was a pyramid scheme… the whole economy is a pyramid scheme!”
Business, Consciousness, Economy, Sustainability
Heads
In a conversation with a longtime friend, I just sent an email message that was fairly clear on some points
Business, Economy
A.I.G.: great story, wish it was fiction
Michael Lewis does a great job telling the story of A.I.G. and how it failed, bringing down the global economy.
Business, e-patients, Technology
Data glitches: how to get right with your customer
My friend and colleague e-Patient Dave deBronkart explains how misinformation from a customer service agent for Verizon led to a
Business, Technology
Change your partners, Skype to my Lou
Silver Lake Partners bought a majority interest in the VOIP technology company Skype from Ebay. Phil Wolff shows how ownership
Business, Futures, Sustainability
Doug Rushkoff on Life, Inc.
For the last week and a half, I’ve been leading a discussion with Doug Rushkoff about his new book, Life,
Business, Futures, Technology
Free as in beer
In the New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell runs a sanity test on Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical
Business, Design, Technology
Open Architecture Products
Andrew Lippman on “open architecture products,” and viewing customers as partners who will contribute to the evolution and design of
Business, Community, Sustainability
Mega-Regions, nouveau rail, and connection
Richard Florida on Mega-Regions and High Speed Rail: “…fordism has come smack up against its limits. It’s cheaper to produce