He wasn’t the first to say “Content is King,” but in a remarkably prophetic piece written in 1996, Bill Gates accurately foresaw the online content boom years before Google, WordPress, Facebook and YouTube even existed. And more than a decade before the smartphone revolution began. Gates’ essay may also have[…] Read On
If you haven’t heard that millennials value experiences over things, you haven’t been paying attention. That popular meme has appeared everywhere, including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and just about every other business news publication. It’s also supposedly behind the demise of Aeropostale, Macy’s and other retail outlets. The only[…] Read On
“We have met the enemy, and he is us.” – Walt Kelly, Pogo A couple of Apple investors want the tech giant to do more to fight smartphone addiction among children. Their open letter cites alarming evidence that smartphone and social media use can lead to distraction, depression and addiction.[…] Read On
I used to read the news and feel as if I was getting, well, the news. I’d check out the Wall Street Journal and sometimes the New York Times, USA Today or Business Week for additional perspective. Sometimes they’d have different takes on the same events, but mostly, they all[…] Read On
It’s hard to remember what it felt like to be so depressed that the notion of ending my life seemed like a relief, but it happened pretty often when I was a teenager. Earlier too, I think. I don’t talk about it much – less and less over the years[…] Read On
In the 19th century, Karl Marx famously identified religion as the opium of the people. In the 21st century, the opium of the people is content. Massive amounts of content are generated and consumed daily by billions of people who increasingly resemble faithful followers, if not outright drug addicts. The[…] Read On
The internet is rife with abusers, bullies, haters and trolls. Everyone is freaking out over it. The question is, how is that different from real life? The call to police the web – to create safe spaces away from all the ugliness of humanity and the lies people tell –[…] Read On