Stephen Black

This isn’t just a game sale. It’s a cultural shift. Pokémon Go isn’t just about catching Pikachu, it’s a global ritual, a lifestyle for many. I witnessed this firsthand at Oakland’s Lake Merritt a few weeks back. A random Pokémon Go Meetup had hundreds of players scanning an overlooked garden, turning it into a digital landmark. That kind of... See more

know a guy in France that will take 2 months off and delete his whole inbox when he gets back

"if it's urgent, someone's already handled it

if it's important, they'll just send it again

if it's neither, then I don't care"

I really hate the term content creator. It’s such a corporate way of describing artists, writers, intellectuals, and other creatives who ultimately just want to create work they’re proud of.

Part of the problem is that the big social networks are not content platforms supported by advertising. They are better understood as advertising platforms... See more

The current crisis in the design industry – this race-to-the-bottom pricing and confusion about value – stems precisely from this misunderstanding. When clients treat Design as decoration, they naturally seek the lowest bidder. But when they grasp Design as the methodology for creating desirable change, they understand they're not buying pixels but... See more

"Once you have a good VR / AR system you no longer need phones or TVs or any other major physical objects - They can just become apps in a digital store."

Ghosts are sometimes covered in sheets because so many of them died while changing duvet covers. People should be warned of the dangers.