The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work.
– Miikka Ryokas computer science student quoted in the NY Times.
Hat tip: John Winsor
The underground will never work
A nice example of terrible prediction.
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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.
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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Crumbs
Did you realise that if you just Google the word “Evelyn”, Evelyn Rodriguez is the fifth entry. Evelyn Waugh is a whole page behind her. And for “Hugh”, Hugh MacLeod
7 May 2005
Leading and not leading
Gianpiero Petriglieri proposes treating careers as works of art. Success in art is not just making a living or being famous and acclaimed. Those are consequences. Success is moving and
29 April 2012
More on the death of branding
Seth Godin joins in the debate on branding’s death – with what I think is a pretty good summary.
14 November 2004
Corporate self or selves?
No sooner did I complete that last post than I found this excellent entry by Chris Corrigan. Here’s a big chunk from it: I believe that an organization’s vision is
26 April 2004
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