When Self Publishing Makes Sense

Back in the 70’s and early 80’s publishing was protected by a complex range of typesetting and print considerations which provided a barrier to entry for writers or would be publishers. Publishers looked after the business side with distribution, marketing...

Trends: Attention Profiling

One of the best blogs on media and publishing is called Trends in the Living Networks. It  is written by Ross Dawson whose insights make a great deal of sense. Last week he wrote about six trends that will transform living online over the next years Those 6 trends are...

Why Nuclear Power Doesn’t Help With Global Warming

Apparently George Bush thinks the answer to global warming is nuclear power. The reality is far more complex and relies on Russian goodwill more than anything else. I suspect this is not something Bush wants to rely on given the resumption of the Cold War practices of...