What tech-utopianists posit is a world where institutions that were organized during the industrial age get re-structured for the information age. Such a fundamental shift…
Author: Digidave
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Which came first the Jelly or the Fluther?
Today Biz Stone launched “Jelly.” You might love it. You might hate it: “Yahoo! Answers for the bourgeoisie.” If you watch the intro video of Jelly…
I’m mad as hell. Social Media: We’re the illusion
Two or so weeks ago the Internet had its latest meltdown around Justine Sacco’s racist tweet. (disclaimer – I am in no way defending her…
A Note to Myself Circa 2004
This month’s “Carnival of Journalism” is to write a note to yourself in the past. So – it’s 2004. I am 21 and about to…
Saying goodbye to inconspicuous privacy
I took part in a survey recently of thought-leaders. One of the questions was on the future of privacy. If we think it will persist…