Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
people are turning to more approachable curators of news to help explain the world in a more human voice—like a slightly opinionated but non-judgmental big sibling who is always in-the-know.
Rohit Bhargava • Non-Obvious 2018 Edition: How To Predict Trends and Win The Future
We live in a world where more and more people have the ability to publish what they think, feel or learn about, via web sites, blogs, microblogs and social networks. We live in a world where this “democratised” publishing has the ability to reach millions, perhaps billions. These are powerful abilities. And with those powerful abilities comes power... See more
JP Rangaswami • On firehoses and filters: Part 1
We are more platform agnostic than ever. Coming to a new Web site, you may trust it or you may not, but you care much less about where an idea originates and much more about who shared it with you.
Chris Brogan • The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?
Fundamentally, this is the story of society relearning how to hold a conversation with itself.
Jeff Jarvis • The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
Be a curator
David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
Center for Civic Media,
Ethan Zuckerman • Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them
a new mass media programmed not by editors, artists, or educators but by algorithms.
Mark Bergen • Like, Comment, Subscribe
The fundamental message of marketing must change from "we want your money" to "we share your interests".