A nice example of terrible prediction.
Pointless, again
Grant and Tom both dispute this article by Lance Ulanoff: MySpace, Second Life, and Twitter Are Doomed. Ulanoff begins: Don’t get too attached to MySpace.
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Works in practice only
The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work. – Miikka Ryokas computer science student quoted in
YouTube and the end of the world as we know it
I guess that “It will lead to chaos” counts as a high-energy varitation of “it will never work” which means this item becomes my second
It’ll never work
Inspired by a post by Earl Mardle I’ve added a new category to this blog, It’ll Never Work. I’ll use it to flag stories about
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Nudge
Yesterday the RSA hosted Richard Thaler co-author of Nudge. I found Thaler very engaging and I loved his theme: that we can support a lot of changes in society with
18 July 2008
Play and presence
Those who like to deride the touchy-feely should look away now. Bernie deKoven found these rather inspiring words on the Good Clean Love Daily. At its source, playfulness is a
22 March 2012
A bit more on smarter conversations
Hugh’s post (see below) prompts me to suggest the following: Focus groups are rarely if ever a way to have a smart conversation with customers. Showpiece ads about how clever
4 January 2005
Film financing crowdsourced
I liked this: Buyacredit.com. Three British teenagers crowdsource the funding of a film of a little know Jules Verne novel. Hat tip: Neil Perkin’s recent slideshare.
21 May 2010