Gen Y – The Return of Values?
I sometimes refer to myself as a closet sociologist, mostly because I find myself looking at some of the outcomes of social media. Sure, I’ve always got “SocMed” on the brain! The past many years, I’ve been observing a few side affects of the evolution of the social web. One of them appears to be [...]
Happiness CCCXXIX
In order to succeed, first you must fail.
Happiness CCCXXVI
Change. Make it your motto.
Happiness CCCXXIII
While change can be intimidating, not taking the chance is absolutely frightful.
The Youth Movement
It’s an interesting time we live in. Economic turmoil, changing social norms, 100 year old publishing businesses crumbling, and new media powerhouses being established. You’d be hard pressed to give our present era a pass and claim it to be not as important as <fill in your favorite era here>.
Along with these incredible times [...]
Living in the future
Several years ago (okay, more than a decade) there was a great keynote speech by James Burke at ACM 97 where he talked about ‘The Next 50 Years of Computing’. Now, if you’ve seen James Burke’s Connections series, you know what he’s good at. Describing the intertwining relationships of time, technology, and happenstance.
Here, a [...]
Happiness CCCVIII
As the fog begins to lift, will we see clearly again?
Changing of Eras?
Is the era of traditional broadcast media nearing an end? You’ve heard and read that question and the supporting arguments for the last few years. You’ve also heard the rebuttals and talking points from either side of this intriguing debate.
What I posit is that these are simply “after the fact†arguments and that this [...]
Pressure… it doesn’t work
I have to take a minute and talk about the atmosphere that I’ve been working in as a consultant for the last eight months. It’s been an unbelievable stressful environment. Why have I stuck with it? Guess I’ve fallen into that rut of feeling like I need to be “responsible†and keep the nose [...]
Happiness CCXCV
Looking forward to the future, yet nostalgic for the past… wishing with the rest of humanity that there really is a mix of both.
