March 2009

Mike Rowe on how we view work

by Bill Wren on March 29, 2009

I found this fascinating. He begins with an interesting and odd anecdote that sets up what he really wants to talk about and that is work and how we view it. Definitely worth watching.

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Our curious nature

by Bill Wren on March 29, 2009

We continue to chunk off aspects of life into shorter and smaller bits. Twitter is a good example. Just 140 characters allowed. Similarly, Facebook is about short bits of “stuff,” although longer things, like Notes, are allowed. Long ago, when the Web was first getting underway, we noticed how people read online, which was more [...]

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Monetizing meaning: What is content anyway?

by Bill Wren on March 27, 2009

If you follow discussions about social media, journalism, “Web 2.0″ and all that other related “stuff,” a number of terms pop up over and over. Content. Value. Monetization. There is also a lot of “what if” that goes on. I kind of like that sort of thing. It’s fun to imagine how change will be [...]

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Kindle and ownership vs access

by Bill Wren on March 26, 2009

On Tuesday I posted Reasons to think Kindle. It was basically a quick look at Kindle from a practical viewpoint because of problems I’m having with my left hand. But yesterday I came across a commentary titled Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought, a look at what Kindle and similar e-readers might mean [...]

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Reasons to think Kindle

by Bill Wren on March 24, 2009

I’ve finally found reasons to consider e-books, Kindle and the like. I’ve never disliked devices for reading on a screen. I was never one of those people who ranted about the barbarity of the idea of words being on something other than paper, but for reading of a bit more depth and serenity, I preferred [...]

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