The Welcome System and the Distance System

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

I tried to say things that were true, useful, elegant and memorable. Jay Rosen Summary The original objective was to research why traditional media haven’t found obvious revenue models on the Web. The relationship with readers seemed to be different on the Web, but how? When analyzing how other successful businesses on the Web do […]

Analysis, Observations | Comments Off on The Welcome System and the Distance System

08 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Proximity

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Note: The five posts entitled “Groundwork” were originally written in 2009. See here. . The Internet is a place. It is a weird place in which proximity is determined by interest, rather than a space in which interests are kept apart by distances. It is a place in which nearness defeats distance. David Weinberger The […]

Observations | Comments Off on 08 | Groundwork | Four Observations: Proximity