On the road again
In In The Absence Of The Sacred (1991), Jerry Mander wrote: “The corporation is not as subject to human control as most people believe it is; rather, it is an autonomous technical structure that behaves by a system of logic uniquely well suited to its primary function: to give birth and impetus to profitable new technological…
I’m noticing that the general backlash against twitter and other social tools has had a boost recently, presumably in response to the positive vibe coming from those celebs who’ve found it useful: @stephenfry, @wossy, @schofe et al. Just joining some dots… Dr Aric Sigman writes in the Biologist (though I’ve not seen the full article…
But that doesn’t stop us believing that we do. My twitter stream this morning is full of bile, shock, disgust, fear, misanthropy and argument about a young man who’s been arrested for trolling the diver Tom Daley and the loss of Twitter access by Guy Adams of the Independent for having a go at NBC…
Gotta sew a button on my vest, December 10th, we’re gonna look our best Cos’ Scoble’s back in town. Presumably on their way back from gay Purree where Les Blogs Part Deux is (allegedly) taking place earlier in the week, the Scobles are hitting London town again and Hugh has booked the Texas Embassy for…
Please. Thank you. I’d love to talk at SXSW interactive in Austin next March about what the Tuttle Club is and what we’ve been learning. The panel is entitled: Community Building: Organization Without Organization And I’ll be trying to answer (at least) the following questions: 1. How do you get people to do something without…
So I arrived at Milwaukee station today and (I don't know why I hadn't done this before) asked for a ticket to Austin for tomorrow. No, sorry, that train's fully booked. Damn. There are a couple of seats still available the following day if you pay a small supplement, but Wednesday, full. Um… OK. It…