My friend, colleague and former boss Chris Miller wrote a compelling post about the nature and meaning of value when many “valuable” things are made of bits and bytes. You should go read it, then come back here. In his post, Chris asks several questions. My personal rule is if... Read more...
Amanda Speaks For Me
Y’know, I was going to make this post all about my thoughts on what Amanda Fucking Palmer recently wrote on her blog, but that would be absolutely redundant. I mean, like, to the letter, practically. So, here: Please simply read “why i am not afraid to take your money, by... Read more...
“Free,” Neo-Patronage, My Creative Endeavors and What’s In Store For You (and Us)
Longest post title for me to date? Maybe. Gonna be a long post, too. Anyway… Some weeks ago, I was one of a couple dozen people that each received four copies of Chris Anderson’s latest book, “Free — The Future of a Radical Price.” The deal was that I keep... Read more...
No More Ads
There’ll be no more advertising on this web site unless it’s for my products and services and the products and services of people I know and personally endorse. Same goes for Twitter. (Insert cheers and hosannahs and cries of “It’s about time” here.) Why the Change? What can I say?... Read more...