The gift economy was a buzz topic a while ago – but it should be taken back out and re-examined in light of social media advances
Social & the gift economy
The tablet market?
There’s lots of good insight coming in on how people really are living with their iPad, and what’s in the pipeline from the competition. This is messier than I would like, but as ever time is tight…
Because Indie music is less disposable
“It is not that we don’t suffer from [that] and CD copying,” said Martin Mills (legendary British Indy music maestro). “But our music tends to be seen as less disposable and … fans feel they
Cancerous or healthy growth?
Is it just me, or does the endless grasping for more money look very like the mindless advancement of a malignant tumour?
Hero: Steve Jobs
Its difficult to think of a business leader who has managed to translate an audacious consumer vision into reality so comprehensively and effectively. Times article 2005 speech text Despite some painful honesty he manages to

