After viewing Brian’s presentation, I was inspired to embrace a minimalistic design as well. I enjoyed his presentation because it was more of a conversation aided by interesting visuals that structured his lecture.
Archive for the ‘Net-centric Economics’ Category
Presentation Experience
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Reflection, tagged Communications, powerpoint, presentation on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As We May Think – Questions
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Questions, tagged As We May Think, Bush on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Based on the article “As We May Think”:
1. What kind of civilian-physicist response was there post-war that encouraged Vannevar Bush to publish this article? (ex: were the physicists themselves really THAT impacted? They most likely had physicist-type jobs before the war led them to war-time physics; what prevented them from returning to that type of pre-war work?)
2. [...]
“The Wireless Application Marketplace”
Posted in Mobile Media, Questions, Reflection, tagged application marketplace, cell, open, wireless on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The recent article on the stock market news Web site Seeking Alpha, “The Wireless Application Marketplace: Apple, Google, Microsoft and RIMM” by Option Dragon, offers a look at the emergence of wireless application marketplaces.
With the huge success of Apple’s iPhone App Store, other industry leaders are rushing to get a share of the market. [...]
Reflection on “Disruptive Technologies”
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Reflection, tagged Disruptive Technologies, Bower, Christensen on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Harvard Business Review article “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave” by Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen is one of the most useful articles I’ve read pertaining to the rise of successful new technologies. Despite being written in 1995, the material is just as relevant today as it was 14 years ago.
Several take-aways can [...]
“The Victorian Internet” Review
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Review, tagged Standage, telegraph, The Victorian Internet on January 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“The Victorian Internet” by Tom Standage, business editor at the Economist, offers a concise history of the rise and fall of the telegraph. The well-written history takes into account the parallels that can be drawn between the telegraph and the Internet, as well as the adoption cycle of new technology. Standage intertwines factual statistics with [...]
Reflection
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Reflection on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s class flew by. Being our final class, there was a lot of ground to cover. Here are some of the highlights of what I enjoyed:
The discussion of Disney’s Wall-e movie and the use of copyrighted material was interesting. I have yet to see the film, but I can understand Kathy’s frustration that Louis [...]
Collective Action Questions
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Questions on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Questions for Collective Action speaker:
Do you see collective action as more of a pro or con for society?
(Any pre- and post-digital age examples?)
Can a rise in collective action be seen in parallel with the rise of the digital age?
What do you expect the reaction to future collective action to be?
(Embraced vs. feared?)
Review: We’re All Journalists Now by Scott Gant
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Review on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In today’s digital age of inexpensive and accessible media production and distribution means, it is clear that “We’re All Journalists Now.”
The book of this title by Scott Gant explores the current era’s transition in journalism and the laws associated with the changing times. Gant’s book examines today’s definition of “journalist” and to whom journalistic rights [...]
Reflection on Howard Rheingold
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Reflection on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a treat I had on August 4th! I wasn’t expecting to be selected to ask three questions of famed digital media expert Howard Rheingold. That was very exciting; and I hadn’t used Skype before, so that was fun as well.
I checked out MartinLutherKing.org, as Rheingold suggested. “A modern day plastic god” is what that [...]
The Wealth of Networks Review
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Review on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom is an apt subheading for The Wealth of Networks by Yochai Benkler. The book encompasses topics as broad as the name suggests.
The five-hundred page book provides a sweeping take on networks, covering nearly everything from the history of radio to the future of information law and policy. [...]
