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RConversation: Silicon Valley's benevolent dictatorship

I posted this to my Facebook "notes" already, but it's such a great piece it needs to go on Diigo and the blog, too. A must-read, especially for "the rest of us," analysis and commentary from Rebecca MacKinnon on what it was like at the July 08 FutureBrainstorm Tech conference at Half Moon Bay in California... Among the things MacKinnon discusses, there's the question of what might happen to internet freedoms in some (engineered or actual) post i-9/11 "event". And of course there's the matter of "benevolent dictators," which her title already alludes to. The "benevolent dictators are the guys currently running the major internet apps / venues. Reading MacKinnon's article, I was reminded of early "cradle to grave" type paternalistic capitalists -- for example, the people who ran Beverly, Mass.'s United Shoe Machinery Corporation, the first-ever company named in anti-trust suits way back in the very early years of the 20th (!!) century. Notably, not all mid- to late-19th and early-20th century capitalists fit the bill of the caricatured "Robber Baron" -- some were "benevolent." (Or paternalistic.) But when push came to shove, it didn't last. Neither will this model?

Tags: rebecca_mackinnon, web_2.0, capitalism, business, democracy, socialcritique on 2008-08-01 and saved by5 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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Computer says get a life – and we have | Simon Jenkins - Times Online

Simon Jenkins ponders the seeming paradox that while music cd/ record sales plummet and prices for individual recordings drop as well, live concerts sell out at premium prices. He ponders other, related phenomena, too -- readings by writers, lectures, live performances of any kind: all seem to get more attention (and MONEY) than the products themselves. He concludes and argues that people are willing to pay for what they want, and what they want is the real, authentic thing (i.e., person), not another technologically mediated simulacrum. Two things: one, if he's right, this has dire consequences for visual art, unless the visual arts want to devolved strictly into performance art; and two, for those of us who are terrified of public speaking/ public performances, this isn't comforting news. Some of us like the internet because it preserves our sanguinity (if that's a word).

Tags: socialcomputing, socialtheory, reality, face_time, business, art_reception, arts on 2008-07-20 -All Annotations (6) -About

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Crosscut Seattle - The founder of ArtsJournal talks about arts and new media

Much to think on in this great interview by James Bash with Douglas McLennan, the founder of ArtsJournal. "Curation" is definitely my word du jour -- I've seen it come up again and again recently, in relation to *very* different products and businesses (clothing & retail, for example). It leads me to think that "curation" is something that's evolving out of "filtering," which in turn was something that sort of / kind of evolved out of (or related to) "gatekeeping." The latter always struck me as something almost hateful, in the sense that gatekeepers protected the various walled gardens to which access was limited or even forbidden. Gatekeepers weren't there for me, they were there for "them." Filtering in turn proposed the notion that users (me, we) should set their own parameters -- it's potentially democratic, anyway, provided we don't let overlords filter for us. DIY filtering can be smart, letting us develop efficiencies in how we access and consume information. But filtering done by censors is bad. Curation can be equally two-edged (like filtering), but it now introduces another aspect: perhaps trust? Some sort of acknowledgement of expertise, or sophistication? Good curation, however, done on a digital platform, is open, accessible, democratic, and transparent. Perhaps curation is an open, acknowledged re-insertion of the human aspect -- which "filtering" can strive to eliminate via automatic settings and controls.

Tags: crosscut, artsjournal, douglas_mclennan, blogging, business, curating, curation, filtering, hyper_local on 2008-07-16 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? - New York Times

Creating new habits = essential for innovation; old habits remain, but can be lessened (if bad,eg.) by new habits. QUOTE: ...brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel synaptic paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks. Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try — the more we step outside our comfort zone — the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives. UNQUOTE This reminds me very much of SEED magazine's 2006 article, The Reinvention of the Self," by Jonah Lehrer, which profiled the work of Prof. Elizabeth Gould. http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/02/the_reinvention_of_the_self.php?page=all&p=y

Tags: psychology, brain, habits, innovation, success, business on 2008-05-10 -All Annotations (0) -About

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We are not 'the next Silicon Valley' by Margaret Pugh O'Mara (Crosscut Seattle)

Really interesting article from the historian's perspective on what it takes to "be" Silicon Valley (hint: certain historical confluences helped) and why it's unlikely that another place will "be" just like that. On the other hand, great places can build on their core strengths, and there are lessons to be learned in this. As O'Mara writes: "In this worldwide network, the most vital innovation centers are those that know their own strengths, provide exciting and dynamic environments for people and firms, and have the resources and institutions that provide a home for new and exciting ideas." I added a comment to this article, particularly as it jives with something Richard Florida also posted today.

Tags: business, creatives, crosscut, margaret_o'mara, seattle, silicon_valley, technology on 2008-02-18 -All Annotations (2) -About

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Place Wars - Seattle vs. Silicon Valley (Richard Florida and The Creative Class Exchange)

Florida points to two techologists, one SV-based (Michael Arrington), the other now once again Seattle-based (Glenn Kelman), having a bit of a dust-up over whether one region/ city is better than the other. Robert Scoble also weighs in, as do several others. Of particular interest is that Crosscut today also published Margaret Pugh O'Mara's article on the Seattle - Silicon Valley comparison. I commented here (and in Crosscut).

Tags: business, creatives, richard_florida, seattle, silicon_valley, technology on 2008-02-18 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Is the Tipping Point Toast? -- Duncan Watts -- Trendsetting

Article by FC's Clive Thompson on the latest work by Duncan Watts, who argues against the idea the trends are created by "influentials" who bring matters to a tipping point.

Tags: business, duncan_watts, economic_anthropology, fast_company, influentials, malcolm_gladwell, network_theory, tipping_point, trendsetting on 2008-01-30 and saved by27 people -All Annotations (9) -About

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TheStar.com | Business | Digitization strategy stuck in a time warp

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reportonbusiness.com: Vancouver must heed warning signs on horizon

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Crosscut Seattle - Green is the new gold rush? Not without government R&D

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