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The Economy of Free Is Stupid

by · June 29, 2009

Jason Falls

Jason Falls

There’s a lot I love about the Web 2.0 culture. Open source platforms and the abundance of free tools and technologies available to us all are chief among them. But there is also a fair amount of insanity in those approaches that I fear is creeping up on us.

The inspiration for this post was a conversation I had with a friend the other day who said, “I love my DVR. I haven’t watched a commercial in months.” When I asked him how long he expects to still be watching his favorite shows, he looked puzzled.

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The Investment Of Giving

by · March 19, 2008

There’s a little diner on the block down from my office called Boomers. It’s a quaint little place run by a couple older than me (as opposed to older couple), John and Carole Taylor. The restaurant has decent food, decent prices and a good location but so do a dozen or so places within walking distance. Yet Boomers is distinctive for two primary reasons, both of which have everything to do with social media despite the fact the only time the word Internet has been used there is probably to describe the place where the cook’s hair is.

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