It’s early in the New Year. We tend to feel brave and have a penchant to make predictions. These predictions are often more long term than our resolutions. So I thought it would be interesting to rewind to almost seven years ago and see what a guy who is always living on the early adopter curve said about some things back then.
Chris Anderson, as you may know, is the editor-in-chief
of Wired magazine and website.
He is also a speaker and author. His first book in 2007 entitled The Long Tail argued that products in low demand or that have a low sales volume can collectively make up a market share that rivals or exceeds the bestsellers and blockbusters, if the store or distribution channel is large enough.
His second book Free was released in 2009. It was available as a free download for two weeks and over a quarter of a million took advantage of it. Amid controversy of his tactic, the book still debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list at #12 when the paid version was released.
This was a TED Talk Anderson did in 2004. Since then Wired has sustained an onslaught of unrelenting competition from official organizations and the blogosphere. Since this is prediction season, I thought it would be interesting to see how many of Chris' thoughts have come true, seven years later.
Wired is one of the most respected resources on technology and culture. Anderson continues to lead the charge. [video]
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January 2, 2011
November 11, 2010
Freedoms Realized
Today is Remembrance Day and it is given due respect around the world with presentations, ceremonies and personal sharing of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us to enjoy our lives today.
Sadly, conflict continues and probably always will but the only way for us to get our minds around it all is to cherish each other's ideas and innovation in business, medicine, science, technology and relationships.
Our lives are busy with workflow and corporate climbing, deadlines and responsibilities, making ends meet and realizing our dreams.
The explosion of the social web has given us access to each other in a way no one could have predicted. There are almost two billion of us connecting online.
They gave us our freedom.
When we talk about the freedoms, we often refer to the ability to realize dreams and have a safe place to live, clean water and our ability to create our own path.
We must remember everyone who put their lives in harm's way every day.
So today, I thought I’d share a video from TED curator Chris Anderson who discusses the rise of the web which is driving a phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation. This is about much more than technology.
This is about our visceral desire to connect, share and advance our knowledge. It is a freedom we need to cherish and nurture.
knealemann | email
Join me for Movember.
image credit: TED
Sadly, conflict continues and probably always will but the only way for us to get our minds around it all is to cherish each other's ideas and innovation in business, medicine, science, technology and relationships.
Our lives are busy with workflow and corporate climbing, deadlines and responsibilities, making ends meet and realizing our dreams.
The explosion of the social web has given us access to each other in a way no one could have predicted. There are almost two billion of us connecting online.
They gave us our freedom.
When we talk about the freedoms, we often refer to the ability to realize dreams and have a safe place to live, clean water and our ability to create our own path.
We must remember everyone who put their lives in harm's way every day.
So today, I thought I’d share a video from TED curator Chris Anderson who discusses the rise of the web which is driving a phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation. This is about much more than technology.
This is about our visceral desire to connect, share and advance our knowledge. It is a freedom we need to cherish and nurture.
knealemann | email
Join me for Movember.
