February 2012
9 posts
“3D printers, laser cutters, online distribution, supply chain services and even...”
– The Internet, innovation and learning - Joi Ito’s Web
“Work is not just a series of tasks lined-up, one after the other. It is a...”
– Undercurrent – Working Here
“The maker movement is both a response to and an outgrowth of digital culture,...”
– Monitor: More than just digital quilting | The Economist
“A multi-tasker, juggling various responsibilities and roles, many which may have...”
– Journalists Must Become Makers, Not Just Consumers | Innovation @ BBG
“The need to memorize something is a twentieth-century skill. The need to...”
– John Perry Barlow (via putitperfectly)
BRYCE DOT VC: Rise of the Independents →
brycedotvc:
DHH put up a provocative post the other day questioning the societal norms of the startup culture. This isn’t a new rant for him or the 37signals crew, but he touched on a few things I thought worth amplifying. From the post:
The problem is that most “exciting new company” lore is…
“Instapaper is one person and no funding. I work completely from home. I don’t...”
– Jeff Atwood leaves Stack Exchange – Marco.org
Ohhh, snap
Piers Fawkes: We have noticed that people with similar interests, hobbies and needs can get to meet today through smart services that use a mix of social, location and demographic data to match profiles. Networks are looking at their members profiles on their site and across the social graph and link people up based on interests, needs, location. How has this seamless interconnectivity affected civic movements? What kind of opportunities does it present for the future/future collaborations around shared purpose?
Douglas Rushkoff: Well, I think the marketing frame you’re using could very well spell the death of this wonderful emergence of social activism. The social web has rekindled local ties that aren’t easily understood or over-simplified. Social media has not led to big global movements as much as lots of local ones. The kids on the streets or in the jails of Oakland right now have a common interest to the ones in Zucotti Park, but they are a different population. These things aren’t as easily branded, and that’s good. In other words, I think it’s a mistake to look at one’s social activism through the lens of brand affiliations and other mediated alliances. This is the opposite thing happening.
via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/douglas-rushkoff-social-media-week.html
“Having assumed that there were no longer physical backwaters in which new...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 211, William Gibson