SXSW - Austin: The Heart of the Content Revolution
In the 'gig' economy you can write a free blog post, give away a few free chapters for your paid e-book, sit on a panel for free and do paid keynote speeches all at the same time.
In the 'gig' economy you can write a free blog post, give away a few free chapters for your paid e-book, sit on a panel for free and do paid keynote speeches all at the same time.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.08.2010 | Technology
If you've added data to the web, positive or negative, about a book, a movie, a restaurant, or an airline, then you've added your curatorial '2 cents' to the wisdom of the web.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.26.2010 | Technology
I'm deep in a committed relationship with my iPhone, but I'm seeing my Nexus One on the side. Something's got to give. And honestly, in the world of mobile devices, playing the field isn't an option.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.24.2010 | Technology
A very long time ago -- 5 years to be precise -- a rock band from Chicago called OK Go made a music video on a series of treadmills. You remember it, don't you? Well, Damian Kulash sure does.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.15.2010 | Technology
While there have been many articles and blogs and tweets written about TED 2010, there's no better way to get a quick snapshot of the most memorable ...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.11.2010 | Politics
The world goes through cycles. Chapters. We've just come out of the industrial age. We're peering around the corner of the digital age. And we face large problems. Energy. Poverty. Inequality. Healthcare.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.03.2010 | Technology
What folks need to remember is that I've made more than my share of media history by taking stuff away. Remember the floppy drive? I killed that.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 01.30.2010 | Media
From his chair as the Managing Editor of The Harvard Business Review, Alan Webber could see that there was something changing in the business world. S...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.18.2010 | Media
It's clear that traffic and dollars are moving away from legacy media -- so the question is where will the wheel of fortune stop?
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 07.15.2009 | New York
The detention, conviction, and murder of journalists has reached almost epidemic proportions -- and rarely makes the front page.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media
If WolframAlpha teaches us anything it's that search, and the web itself, are evolving and morphing so fast that you can almost begin to imagine the sci-fi vision of the web becoming self-aware.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.20.2009 | Entertainment
Susan-Boyle.com has created a destination where people can connect, share stories, and record videos -- millions of people are flocking to a virtual destination and forming a "flash mob"-style community.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics
So, what's this all about? Is Obama overdoing the media thing, or is he just re-tooling the presidency for the new media reality?
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.22.2009 | Media
Today Whitehouse.gov is a glimpse into just how the Obama administration views the digital world.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 02.04.2009 | Media
As the cost of the creation of content continues to come down, more content creators will come online -- this will create a huge influx of unfiltered material.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.15.2010 | Technology