Our personal assistants have names like Cloe, Clara, Julie, Luka and Amy. [powerpress] Our devices have names like Alexa, Siri and Cortana. We are getting the future we were promised, though not evenly distributed (as has been pointed out in the past), and not in the same areas simultaneously. Soon, Read more…
Here’s an update… I listen to a lot of podcasts. A LOT. One of the better ones out there for entrepreneurs, thougth leaders, and others that isn’t filled with Silicon Valley hype, or “unicorn” nonsense is the Stanford Entrepreneurial Podcast series. This podcast allows real entrepreneurs to advance their ideas, Read more…
The issue with creating podcast content is the same issue that is apparent with all content creation: distribution is at the core of getting listener attention. Just creating content is not enough—as is endlessly pointed out in blogs, essays and articles—there has to be a system created to make sure Read more…
The rumblings have started through the podcast world, and the big players haven’t said (or written) anything about anything yet, but I’m sure there’s been all kinds of back end, off line chatter for months now. And, two days ago, Google announced that content creators of podcasts can get their shows Read more…
There is a way that work realities are constructed that betrays a lack of understanding and acceptance of an uncomfortable, likely future reality; and betrays a comfort with creating a reality that is comfortable, but unlikely: The comfortable reality is that employers keep hiring (albeit at a lower/slower rate) and Read more…
Ghettos are popping up all over the virtual place. In the physical world, the ghetto began as a way to segregate Jewish populations from other populations in Italy and all throughout the rest of Europe. Then, if Wikipedia is to be believed, ghettos came to the US, first as a Read more…
We need to figure out what kind of Internet we want to have. The business model currently funding and pushing the growth of the Internet is based upon monetizing a base of users who come to a project and use it for free, or for a nominal price. The user Read more…
Nostalgia for the future is a terrible thing. As a matter of fact, we have heard recently that nostalgia for the past might be poison. Human beings, without much great reluctance, tend to romanticize the past, and believe that the future will be exactly the same. Only slightly cooler. However, Read more…
How Americans view the events of September 11th, how a turkey views the events of Thanksgiving Day, and how an HR manager views a workplace harassment claim all have three things in common: The events themselves are considered unpredictable, The events themselves are considered out of the “normal” social boundaries, The Read more…
We give language to our thoughts. We speak into existence what we believe and—being narrative animals—we weave stories together and create myths for ourselves based on the conscious language of our thoughts. We look for assurances that our stories are the “right” ones because, to hear something different—or to experience Read more…