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19 Nov

Digital living and the DNA of companies

One of the lessons I learned through all the years of working on products at PhatNoise was what I call the DNA of companies.  Companies, I feel, are living entities — complete with personalities and ailments.  I also think that companies are wired a certain way, making them excel at certain things but be shockingly [...]

14 May

Modeling the natural world

I came across an interesting article about Yahoo researcher Duncan Watts and his empirical findings on how trends spread through a modern, networked society.  The article tended to pit Duncan against Malcolm Gladwell, author of the Tipping Point, as well as other leading marketers.  In essence Duncan debunks the theory that influential members of our [...]