Definition of Publishing

"Publishing" is such a little metonym-bomb, it confuses the conversation. Replacing it w/'making things public' clarifies much.

Clay Shirky
(Tweeted 10th June 2009)

Social Objects

"The key is to produce something that both pulls people together and gives them something to do... I don't have to control the conversation to benefit from their interest."

Henry Jenkins

Impact of Digital On Culture

"Our focus should be not on emerging technologies but on emerging cultural practices"

Henry Jenkins

HT @faris

It's not about Blogging per se...

"The cost and difficulty of publishing absolutely anything, by anyone, into a global medium, just got a whole lot lower. And the effects of that increased pool of potential producers is going to be vast."
Link to article

Clay Shirky

Shareholder Value

“On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world. Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy... your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.”

Jack Welch (1935- )

The Right Tool for the Job

"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)

Push Yourself

"To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state."

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)