The Man Who Convinced Me to Twitter

Back in January I first saw this Robert Scoble interview with Guy Kawasaki, the startup guru. Now, I loved Guy's book (as does everyone else, btw) The Art of the Start, and after watching this interview, I was convinced by his "Twitter is a...

General Motors, Wealth Destruction Machine

There are those in this society that create wealth, that turn nothing into something, that turn $1million into $100million. The fact that this is possible and that it happens it all lies at the heart of capitalism and explains why the system works so well. And...

The Propeller Head’s Dilemna

Image via WikipediaSorry to focus so much attention on the Times, but NYT had a great conversation piece yesterday between David Brooks and Gail Collins dubbed "The Propeller Head's Dilemna." Apparently the big O has a special name for his economic...

Newsgathering in the Darwinian Environment, p2

Politico is a niche publication––as is this one, although their niche is probably a lot larger and more lucrative than mine. Nonetheless, the way Politico succeeds is that they focus on the niche market, the niche beat, and they report the hell out of it. Their...