The Downside

Within 5 years, you won’t hear the word podcast. You’ll forget the word podcast. It will go the way of the fax machine because it’s not a technology. It is a black hole of technology, sucking in all that is truly interesting and innovative. It’s the 8-track of the Internet.

First off, [...]

For at least the past year now, you can’t read a story about Web 2.0 and the Internet without reading about Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a great site. It’s a great reference. It’s free.
But, it’s just not as Important (capital “I”) as people make it out to be. It’s touted as the [...]

If you haven’t read BusinessWeek’s latest piece of Silicon Valley fluff, take a few seconds to skim it. Just make sure you don’t pay too close attention, because much of it is overblown, the facts are dodgy, and in general, they’re playing the Big Media game by selling their magazine with hype. Where [...]

I discovered early in my life that I have a gift for criticizing things. No matter what you’re talking about, I can find a downside to it. If I won the Lotto, I’d complain that I have to pay 1/2 of it in taxes, and that Bush will probably spend that money paying [...]