The Network of Probabilities
At eComm, I interviewed on stage Neil Davies, founder of Predictable Network Solutions. (Disclosure: they are a consulting client, we are working together to commercialise their technology.) The transcript of…
Netflix Bets the Medium is the Message
An awful lot of pixels have been burned on the dramatic price increase that Netflix announced last week. The popular phrasing described a “social media firestorm” of complaints from angry…
Why Liberals Should Think Twice About Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission is due to publish a new set of “net neutrality” rules in the Federal Register, after a six month wait. The rules’ arrival will revive an…
How Much is the Mobile Wallet Worth?
There can be few people in the tech sector who could have predicted how pervasive the smartphone would become. Recent estimates suggest that by 2015 there will be over 1…
The UN Did Not Declare an Internet Right
You might think the United Nations has declared a universal Internet right, based on some of the bloggy news of the past week. Wired’s Threat Level started the ball rolling…
The Gang of Four
My friend Steve Rogers, the greatest pitcher in Expos/Nats history (158 wins of which 37 were shutouts and a lifetime 3.17 ERA), once warned me that the most serious arm…