media machina

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I have begun to publish my work media machina, 10 years in the making: the quest for business models for news on the Web. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash […]

Only communities will survive

Monday, March 10th, 2008

The always brilliant Mark Pesce just published That Business Conversation, the text of his latest speech. The conclusion should be on the screen of every business leader. The balance of power has shifted decisively into the hands of the networked public. … unless you embrace conversation as the essential business practice of the 21st century, […]

Goodbye to Newspapers?

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

In the last issue of The New York Review of Books, Russell Baker draws a dark portrait of the state of newspapers. It’s a fascinating read, if a little depressing: “The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. It […]