February 2014

The level of hype around the “Internet of Things” (IoT) is getting a bit out of control. It may be the technology that crashes into Gartner’s trough of disillusionment faster than any other. But that doesn’t mean we can’t figure things out. Quite the contrary — as the trade press collectively loses its mind over the…

David Weinberger and retiring the myth of non-scalable conversations

Feb 19, 2014

#km

david weinberger, KMWorld, Knowledge Management, Social media

If enough people are in a conversation, one of them will be an expert. The larger the crowd, the more unexpected will be the expertise contained within it. Of course, “larger” in this case may mean thousands, or tens of thousands. And, to uncover really obscure expertise, you may need millions of people. Of course…

Matt Mullenweg: The Four Freedoms

Feb 18, 2014

#tech

open source, Wordpress

I believe that software, and in fact entire companies, should be run in a way that assumes that the sum of the talent of people outside your walls is greater than the sum of the few you have inside. None of us are as smart as all of us. Given the right environment — one…

Cautionary thoughts on the Internet of Things

David Weinberger and retiring the myth of non-scalable conversations

Matt Mullenweg: The Four Freedoms