When I started Tweeting, I didn’t de-construct the service because I didn’t feel I knew enough about what I disliked or appreciated about it. I also didn’t know what it was actually for. The same thing goes for Facebook – when I joined, I didn’t get it, mostly because all of my friends were using [...]
The Internet as a Meritocracy
December 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
One of the things I love about the internet is that it’s a total meritocracy. Even if people don’t really know what it is you’re good at, if you’re good enough, you’ll get recognition. You’ll get clients if you call for them in the right places, your business will grow if you husband it properly, [...]
What Pay Walls have in common with Maginot's Line
December 16, 2009 By 4 Comments
After the Great War, France erected a line of defence on its border with Italy and Germany, hoping that it would provide a funnel for attackers wishing to avoid the line itself, or that invaders would simply get made into hamburger by the many many guns. Unfortunately, like many reactionary measures, it was built to [...]
