Two book reviews out today. San Jose Mercury News: Lawrence Lessig’s new book, Remix, calls for a truce in the copyright wars. Excerpt: Instead of re-examining and perhaps reconsidering a losing strategy, the industry has expanded the battlefield. It is no longer only fighting people who share music online, but also cracking down on fans […]
Books
Sarah Lacy on her new book
Sarah Lacy on her new book from JD Lasica on Vimeo. One of the people I had the best time bonding with on our Innovation Israel trip to Tel Aviv in April was tech journalist Sarah Lacy. Sarah has a new book out: Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good, a narrative-driven look at the rise, […]
Books I’m reading
I’ve been backlogged on my reading list, so headed out to Border’s yesterday and bought the following hardcover books: Sarah Lacy: Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good. A look at the rise, fall and resurrection of Silicon Valley’s startup culture. Clay Shirky: Here Comes Everybody. A look at how the wildfire-like spread of new forms […]
Books I’m reading
Here are some quick impressions on a few of the books I’m reading: Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource By Michael Miller 822 pages (Que)Page on Amazon Here’s a how-to guide that covers just about the entire Google universe. Miller takes us through the basics, such as how Google works, how to narrow your search to […]
A modest review of ‘Everything Is Miscellaneous’
How is the Internet reshaping our ideas about organizing information — and, in many ways, our ideas about organizing our lives? One of our keenest cultural observers, David Weinberger, helps frame the discussion in illuminating ways in his new book, Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder. I’ve seen David enthrall audiences […]