Yesterday I spent a few minutes with David Weinberger — an old friend, co-author of Cluetrain and author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined — after his lively and deeply interesting keynote talk at the New Communications Forum. I pulled him into the hallway for a 4-minute video interview with my Nokia N-93 cell phone (the […]
Books
The Mobile Generation: a free book
Last summer I attended the 15th annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology, taking part in a discussion about the Mobile Generation. More than two dozen participants (pictured above) examined the profound changes ahead as a result of the convergence of wireless technologies and the Internet. Plus, it was great fun hanging out with all […]
‘Dreaming in Code’
This afternoon I stopped by the Pleasanton Library to hear my friend Scott Rosenberg, managing editor of Salon.com, talk about his first book, Dreaming in Code. (Here’s the website Scott set up for the book.) About 40 people turned out, with more than a few seniors and programmers in the audience. The book’s official release […]
3 books worth a read
Over the past month I’ve been reading these books — and enjoying them all: Informal Learning, by Jay Cross. I met Jay — who coined the term eLearning — a few weeks ago, and he just had his book release party in Berkeley. Informal Learning is a breezy read, chronicling what we all intuitively know: […]
Jack Valenti on ‘Darknet’
Jack Valenti, who headed up the Motion Picture Association of America for nearly 39 years, praises the book "Darknet: Hollywood’s War Against the Digital Generation," suggesting that entertainment executives could learn a thing or two about it. Valenti is profiled in the book. (Ourmedia page | watch video)