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This is the dawn of the Attention Economy. These are my thoughts and presumptions on the Web and the impact on our world. Information has been democratized, how will we evolve? What are the changing economics?

Why Apples Closed System Works

Why Apples Closed System Works
Apple and Microsoft are closed. Google is open. There is, I think, a case for both. The debate now rages over which is better and what will work. I think they both will. Apple and Google will win this...
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Why the iPad and Kindle Will Not Be The End of Books

Why the iPad and Kindle Will Not Be The End of Books
Sure they're nice. Sweet technology, doing cool things. They figured out the eye-strain issue with Kindle and that will be reflected in the iPad. The pundits are decrying the end of book publishing as...
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The Idiocy of Patents In The Web World

The Idiocy of Patents In The Web World
I'm not a fan of patents, let's just lay that out there. Essentially you create an idea, make the patent filing, then it is approved and made public. Someone copies it and makes a few tweaks and you j...
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