a blog about information
There was a time when people had real beards and real names and real jobs. People such as Theodatus Garlick pictured below, one of the world’s first plastic surgeons, and perhaps one of the world’s first daguerrotype photographers. [Incidentally, I am grateful to the delightfully named Increase Lapham, whose wonderful collection of cartes-de-visites and cabinet … Continue reading “Thinking about social objects and limbo dancing”
Chichen Itza photograph courtesy JuanRojo If you’ve been following this blog for long, then you’ll probably know that I’ve been interested in a number of themes to do with information and its implications on business structures and process. You will also know that every now and then, I use the arenas of food and music … Continue reading “Thinking about predictability: More musings about Push and Pull”
The world keeps changing. There was a time when all the conversation related to a blog post could be found in the area around the post, the blog itself. Nowadays things are somewhat more complex. Today, if I want to find out how my post is being received, I have to do a number of … Continue reading “More on the Power of Pull”
My thanks to Bob Davidson (oybay on flickr) for letting me use the wonderful shot above. Those of you who know me well will also know that I have had a soft spot for the writings of John Seely Brown and John Hagel for some time now. [I’ve found 15 mentions of the word “Seely” … Continue reading “Of Push and Pull”
Image courtesy of Drew Douglas duly attributed here The photograph above was taken at a rugby league game in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in September 2008. In it you can see young children and older youths watching the game from rooftops adjacent to the stadium. Tho photograph below, nearly a hundred years earlier, shows … Continue reading “The Digital Economy Bill: Thinking further about copyright”