In a column running this weekend about Google Wave, I mention that I read a lot of posts and watched a lot of videos to get started. I thought I’d post them here for others who are just diving in. And if you have other links to good “how-tos” or perspectives on why GW is great or not, post them in the comments below.
Here are my links: Read the rest of this entry »
On Friday, I’ll be attending a Digital Think In hosted by National Public Radio and Frog Design. The goal of the gathering is to brainstorm ideas about the future of NPR. I was honored to be asked to join. And my self aside, the line-up of participants is very exciting:
Craig Newmark, Founder of craigslist; Reid Hoffman, Chairman and co-Founder of LinkedIn; Roger McNamee, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elevation Partners; Chris Beard, Chief Innovation Officer of Mozilla; Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist and creator of Google News; and Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation, among many others.
Tim Leberecht, frog design’s vice president of marketing and communications, sets the stage with this post today: Read the rest of this entry »
The past couple of weeks have been equal parts confusing and unsettling. With all the comparing of the latest financial problems to the Great Depression, it’s enough to scare the heck out of anyone with a dime parked in a bank.
But what often makes crises like this one so terrifying is that they seem infinitely complex. If the titans of Wall Street blew it, how can helpless half-wits like me ever hope to understand what is happening, or even how I feel about the mammoth bailout?
Well, at last, some good news.
The folks at This American Life, the phenomenal National Public Radio show (broadcast locally on KQED) that explores a different theme each week, have done a couple of stellar shows that explain the mess. And they have another one coming up this weekend (check your local listings, of course). Read the rest of this entry »
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