If Thomas Friedman‘s thesis in his 2005 The World Is Flat is that globalization has led to a flatter playing field, then The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath tells the author Nicco Mele’s vision that the ultimate tool of that equalization is the internet. In truth, it’s not a hard […]
5 Minute Book Review | The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath by Nicco Mele
January 12, 2014 by
When integrity matters: Greg Bell to lead USTAR
January 7, 2014 by
It’s interesting where a reputation for integrity, or the lack thereof, will take you. On one hand, we have watched the rise and fall of John Swallow, for a short time Utah’s Attorney General. On the other, we have seen the sacrifice and continued prosperity of Greg Bell, until recently Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Last […]
At TED, Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattoo
May 3, 2013 by
Privacy. Immortality. Forget tattoos…what about your electronic signature? Have you considered that what you put “out there” may never be erased? Or erasable? (Speaking of tattoos, remember that guy who put Romney’s logo on his head?)
Fear on the rise in our literature
April 6, 2013 by
Could we be using fewer words associated with happiness and joy and more associated with fear in recent decades? With Google digitization of hundreds of years of literature, British anthropologists are mapping the rise and fall of “emotion” words through history, says an NPR story. This effort began simply with lists of “emotion” words: 146 […]
One libertarian’s rationale for UTOPIA
June 27, 2012 by
There are many cases where government may usurp a function better handled by private companies, and many more instances were government decides to support a politically-connected entity to the detriment of others. Upon a closer inspection, there are all arguments that actually supports UTOPIA’s existence. [cont…]
Is Intellectual Property Law in Need of an Overhaul? [video]
February 17, 2012 by
Everything is a Remix Part 4 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.
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