Archive | September, 2011
Business, Community, Values 7 Sep 2011

The Difficulty with “Social Innovation”

The Difficulty with “Social Innovation”

I run in circles where the phrase “social innovation” gets bandied about a fair bit. It’s one of those catchphrases that gets used to mean a lot of different stuff – and depending on the context and the person talking about it, I can feel anywhere from deeply identified with – and passionate about – [...]

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Business, Fun, Sex, Technology 6 Sep 2011

Can Eros Wake Book Publishers From Their Technophobia?

Can Eros Wake Book Publishers From Their Technophobia?

I was talking to a girlfriend of mine about e-books and she referred me to this Fast Company article about Harlequin’s (you know, the romance novel publisher) e-book imprint. It’s fascinating. Go ahead and read it, or if you’re like me, stick it on Instapaper for reading later. There are a bunch of things that [...]

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Curiosity, Fun, Technology 2 Sep 2011

Quicksilver

Quicksilver

I work in an office of techies, but I grew up in a neighbourhood full of hippies, crystal shops and tarot card readers. My sensibility lies somewhere in the middle. I don’t think anyone would accuse me of being a flower child – my musical tastes, eating habits, style of dress and worldview don’t mesh [...]

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