http://netvouz.com/chokladbollen/tag/book?feed=rss chokladbollen's bookmarks tagged "book" on Netvouz http://www.shirky.com/herecomeseverybody/2008/02/ Along with the book, I am launching a Here Comes Everybody blog, designed to both chronicle and extend the themes of the book. I'm delighted to finally have to book out, and to be able to begin blogging about it. In addition, this site collects many of my older writings, from which many of the themes of the book arose. chokladbollen Wed, 07 May 2008 14:42:00 GMT http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-Military-Incompetence-Norman-Dixon/dp/0712658890 "Everyone who manages anyone should be required to read this book. By focussing on the military Dixon has written a book crammed with examples that show the drastic consequences of incompetence. In management situations it's seldom a matter of life and death (despite the way some bosses act) but the consequences are still there: demotivated, under-utilised, confused and stressed staff. So if you're the boss and this sounds familiar you should read this book and learn it's lessons." chokladbollen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:22:18 GMT http://www.thelongtail.com/the_long_tail/ Wired editor Anderson declares the death of "common culture"—and insists that it's for the best. Why don't we all watch the same TV shows, like we used to? Because not long ago, "we had fewer alternatives to compete for our screen attention," he writes. Smash hits have existed largely because of scarcity: with a finite number of bookstore shelves and theaters and Wal-Mart CD racks, "it's only sensible to fill them with the titles that will sell best." Today, Web sites and online retailers offer seemingly infinite inventory, and the result is the "shattering of the mainstream into a zillion different cultural shards." These "countless niches" are market opportunities for those who cast a wide net and de-emphasize the chokladbollen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:29:43 GMT