Collectors: Why collect? What do you believe?

Modern, digital technology is a tool, created and wielded by humans, ostensibly under our control. Throughout history, the adoption of new technologies has driven profound shifts in society and this has been especially true when the technologies connect humans in new ways (shipping, telephony, trains,... See more

I have written before how as more of our daily lives are mediated by digital products, we create a rich personal history. This is especially true of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, but also true of more “analog” products like NYC Citibike. As creators of this personal history, we should have open access to and creative freedoms with... See more

When people own their own content, including its data and metadata, they own its distribution as well. They become the new intermediaries.People become the new platforms.