Explaining Digital Sabbaths
I've been doing a lot of interviews the last couple weeks for the book, and I don't think I've had a single one that hasn't revealed something interesting
David Shing on the immanent end of friending
From the Guardian: David Shing, the man who helps figure out future trends for AOL, is fed up with Facebook and Twitter. In fact he has told his
From Merton, “Contemplation in a World of Action”
In contemplation, the "doors of perception" are opened [and] all life takes on a completely new meaning: the real sense of our own existence, which is normally veiled
A brief rant about babies and technology
Watch this delightful video of a baby being confused by a magazine. (You've probably already seen it, come to think of it.) It's been commented on, linked to,
The Apple
From a visit this evening to the Apple Store in Palo Alto. the apple at night, via flickr I've been impressed at how heartfelt the messages on these
Not my computer any more
Apparently I'm spending too much time on my laptop, or the cat can sense that it's got a new terabyte hard drive and she decided it was time
In Publishers’ Weekly: Lady Gaga, Glee, and me
Probably the only time in history I'll be mentioned with Lady Gaga and Glee: Publishers' Weekly's article on what books American publishers are selling at next week's Frankfurt
Lady Gaga, Glee, and me
Probably the only time in history I'll be mentioned with Lady Gaga and Glee: Publishers' Weekly's article on what books American publishers are selling at next week's Frankfurt
The live version of the Marseille talk
The video for my Marseille talk went live today. I was getting kind of impatient, but I must admit, they did a nice job editing it!
Reflections on writing for the trades
After a couple months working on it, I've been thinking about the experience of writing a serious non-fiction book. It's been a stretch for me, in quite a