Monday, March 30, 2009

Early Indications March 2009: A Disruption Scorecard

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With the newspaper business in apparent freefall, it's perhaps useful to tally up some of the various winners and losers among the incum...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Early Indications February 2009 Miscellany: Trust, Loyalty, and Book Notes

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1) Trust in social networks Several recent developments point to the big questions regarding trust in social networks. First, both Facebook...
Friday, January 30, 2009

January 2009 Early Indications: The Job Issue

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Writing just days after roughly 60,000 layoffs were announced, it's difficult to look anywhere else for stories to analyze. Many facets...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

December 2008 Early Indications: The Predictions Issue

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Given a year in which oil prices inflicted broad economic pain -- then fell $100 a barrel, a Republican president nationalized key banks, an...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Early Indications November 2008: Grading the Predictions

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In the spirit of accountability, how did this year's reality fit prior predictions? A) 2008 Predictions Here's what I said in Januar...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Early Indications October 2008: Information-age Stimulus

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As economies around the world continue to wobble in the aftermath of the credit crises, the next American president will be faced with compe...
Monday, September 22, 2008

September 2008: Of Crowds, Both Wise and Foolish

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The surest sign that a phrase has entered broad usage is to apply the cliche test: if you leave the last word(s) blank and most readers know...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

The Paradox of Data Visualization

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It has been a full quarter-century since the publication of Edward Tufte’s landmark book, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information . ...