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Props to my good friend and longtime colleague Christian Gray for getting back on the blogging train after a few early starts. He opens this time with a bit of inspired invitation to go 10x, that is giving 10x value … Continue reading →

Abhijit at ifacethoughts continues a thread from Mike at Techdirt who writes if the programmer takes the blame for not being a user, make the user a programmer. This is already happening, and even done well. In Excel. Making users … Continue reading →

Tom had this to share today: I know Dick Cheney and former ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond—and for that matter, Michael Crichton—say no deal. Maybe you do, too. That is, global warming—or not. Hence the picture above is a report, not … Continue reading →

Greetings and felicitations! Best wishes to everyone for a fabulous, productive, and wildly successful 2007.

Hugh McLeod is a genius. After an exchange with Doc Searls that I disagreed with, Hugh shares a seemingly disconnected thought that is so spot on the whole message thing, it’s scary. What is an Object of Sociability [OoS, or … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot said about the new Attention Economy and a lot of interest in generating value from “Attention Data.” The enthusiasm bubbles up from excitement about a new abundance to reach the conclusion that Attention is now the … Continue reading →

Doc Searls and Hugh McLeod apparently agree that There is No Demand for Messages. But that’s not really true. There is huge demand for clarity and understanding. And you only get that through messages. Doc says: Let’s face it: there … Continue reading →

This year’s Man of the Year from Time Magazine is You. All hail the power and relevance of the user centered revolution that started with Pong and continues into the future with VRM. Pong? Yes, Pong, that simple little game … Continue reading →

Following up on yesterday’s post, tThe NYT‘s coverage of the Supreme Court hearing on Global Warming continues: On one level, the argument was about the meaning of the Clean Air Act, which the Environmental Protection Agency maintains does not treat … Continue reading →

Climate change is a mess. Not just because of the environmental impact, but because of its politicization. We can’t even get the name right. Environmentalists want to call it Global Warming. Industrialists want to call it bogus. The facts are … Continue reading →