If you’re bored…
“If you’re bored, you’re not paying attention” has been the motto on my blog for at least a couple of […]
Rough Drafts
2012
Field Notes
Where is the data?
There is data on gun use in the U.S. Unfortunately, we don’t have good access to it, which makes informed
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How to take back control of your own social networks
People are increasingly dissatisfied with their social networks — the advertising, the lack of clear privacy protections, the intimations that
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How Microsoft can break the logjam of carrier anti-innovation
In my column this week, I return to the subject of Microsoft — and suggest a way that the company
Field Notes
I’ve quantified myself. Now what?
After tracking my daily sleep hours, caffeine and alcohol consumption, mood, weight, and exercise on and off for a year,
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Dylan’s Desk: 6 reasons CloudBeat will be the cloud event of the year
VentureBeat’s second annual CloudBeat conference is coming up, and here’s why you should be there: * Unlike most other conferences, customers
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Wake me up when the iPhone 42 comes out
Here we go again. The clouds part, and another iPhone descends from the heavens. What mystical secrets will be written
Media Appearances
Twitter briefly down across much of planet | Video
“It’s not working! Oh my god! Where did everybody go? It’s like being deprived of your oxygen or something.” I
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How to hold a tech product press conference
One product that Apple does exceptionally well is the press conference. This week’s Worldwide Developers Conference was no exception, with
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Let’s just agree the bubble has burst
Facebook’s post-IPO performance has been poor. But is it so poor that it will hurt the prospects for other startups?