A historical collection of our writing.
Stewart Brand is infamously reported as saying “information wants to be free”- the rallying cry against any limits on information ownership, the mantra for free content and ideas. Which obviously leads to scorn and mockery: “You’ll often hear cypherpunk weenies with poorly-thought-out philosophies […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
My partner Brad Burnham appears in the wonderful video below which is called Innovation Blackout. Ostensibly it’s about the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation. And the video is about that, but it’s about something more fundamental. A few minutes in Brad says “The Internet is not the problem. The […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
I first read about “Cash Mobs” a few months ago. The idea is simple – a group of people organize themselves through social channels and get together at a certain time and go shop at a local business. Cash mobs: encourage people to go into small, local businesses and spend their money, en masse, to […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Normally, I’m against big things. I think the world’s going to be solved by millions of small things – Pete SeegerOne of my favorite quotes, said with typical humility by Pete Seeger on the celebration concert in honor of his 90th birthday. I was reminded of it the other day while watching Terrence […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Generations is the title of a a fascinating (and dense) book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that theorizes that history advances cyclically based on repeating types of generational characteristics. Generally, history creates generations, and generations create history. More specifically, under […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
“Let the products sell themselves... fuck advertising, commercial psychology ... psychological methods to sell should be destroyed.” – The Minutemen, Shit From An Old NotebookWe have enough data now to realize that display advertising on the Internet doesn’t work. Some suggest click through rates […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
