“If, at the end of your show you say “Available where you get podcasts,” then my friend, you have a podcast. If you have to say “Only available on Spotify” (or some other exclusive service), good for you, but it’s not a podcast.”
💬 Dave Winer
… and I very much agree with him.
Language is important … and I am done with Corporates hijacking language so to appear better than they are.
It’s a new year, and a spectacular new one at that. More of that to come - but good reasons for my extended absence.
As we reopen the doors, I have decided to offer up some shorter thought posts and …
Don't you get fed up with the alphabet soup of tech terms that people introduce into our daily conversation?
It gets worse …they then go on to use terms that most people can’t understand to …
Introduced in 2004 by Kim Cameron
Not exactly an 'update' from Doc Searls, but definitely a link with reading, remembering Kim who passed at the end of last year.
The End Of Ownership: How Big Companies Are Trying To Turn Everyone Into Renters
Not called out specifically … but you can add ‘homes’ to the list.
Another nail in the coffin of The ‘American Dream’.
A ‘Firstism’
Sell your VALUE … skills, degrees, time, knowledge, certifications - all of them are useless if you don’t improve the customers life - and you do that my giving them more time OR improving the quality of the time they have.
The creator economy is in crisis. Now let’s fix it.
A great read that highlights the challenges of the much touted creator economy.
I'm a fan of Substack - but it looks like they might be hitting some issues as they rush to attract famous writers to the platform - and paying them. On the outside it looks good that famous writers …
