Review (Guest): What’s Mine Is Yours–The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

Rachel Botsman (Author), Roo Rogers (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars Ways to Share That Benefit You and Others September 17, 2010 ByKare Anderson “Kare Anderson” (Sausalito, CA) – See all my reviews One Saturday a friend who lives on Nob Hill in S.F. drove a zipcar over to visit me in Sausalito. He was …

CONNECT First, the Collective Intelligence Will Happen Naturally

An Idea Worth Spreading: The Future is Networks Venessa Miemis. March 16 2010 Emergent by Design This weekend I experienced a snowcrash; a moment where the seemingly disparate pieces of information floating in my head came together. A synapse fired, a new connection was made, and I was brought to a new level of consciousness, a …

Who’s Who in Collective Intelligence: Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff (born 18 February 1961) is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture, and his advocacy of open source solutions to social problems. Rushkoff is most frequently regarded as a media theorist, and known for coining terms and …

Review (Guest): Program or be Programmed–Ten Commands for a Digital Age

Douglas Rushkoff Table of Contents I. TIME  Do Not Be “Always On” II. PLACE  Live in Person III. CHOICE  You May Always Choose “None of the Above” IV. COMPLEXITY  You Are Never Completely Right V. SCALE  One Size Does Not Fit All VI. IDENTITY  Be Yourself VII. SOCIAL  Do Not Sell Your Friends VIII. FACT  …