Archive for April, 2008
Found: Two Hundred Billion Hours
Is the primary beneficiary of modern productivity and efficiency gains really the sitcom? The laugh track? Is this the best we can do with the scientific and industrial gains of the the past century? I hope not. Recently, Clay Shirky has wrote a great piece on the sitcom’s role in developing modernity. It’s called, [...]
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Dealmaker Forum
This Wednesday (April 30th) in Mountain View, Dealmaker Media is organizing a forum on social media. Their events are always top notch and this one will doubtless continue the trend. As part of the event, I’m participating in a “speed dating” session as a corporate speed dater. I’ve been lucky enough to participate in a [...]
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Baseball & The Unknown
With the start of the baseball season, I’ve swapped the header image on this blog. Out with the snowy mountain top, in with the third base grandstand seats at Fenway Park. Those of you who have read this blog before likely know that baseball is one of my favorite subjects. And some of you may [...]
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