The stories behind a few O'Reilly "classics"
Tim O'Reilly: "It's amazing to me how books I first published more than 20 years ago are still creating value for readers."
View ArticleMeasuring the economic impact of the Sharing Economy
Tim O'Reilly: "It's quite clear to me that there is a new economy of content that is quite possibly larger than the old one, but just not as well measured, because we measure value captured, not value...
View ArticleOK, I Admit It. I have a mancrush on the new Federal CTO, Todd Park
Todd Park is a guy who could do literally anything he put his mind to, and he's taking up the challenge of making our government smarter about technology.
View ArticleHelp drive the data revolution in health care
The Health Data Initiative's annual "Health Datapalooza" is behing held June 5-6 in Washington, D.C. The deadline for applications is just a few weeks away (March 30).
View ArticleTrue in spirit: Why I liked "Captain America," but didn't like "John Carter"
Why is the "Captain America" film a better adaptation than "John Carter"? Because "Captain America" understands the essence of what matters about the main character. The same notion applies to the...
View ArticleThe Web as Legacy Technology
This tweet from @jamesrbuk (James Ball) caught my eye: “Average age of @guardian Facebook audience is 29. Website is 37, print paper 44. Amazing channel effect, really. #newsrw” I’ve been thinking for...
View ArticleSome sideways thinking about cyberwarfare
Foreign policy, including the possibility of cyberwarfare, is no longer just between nations, but between nations and individuals, between nations and big companies, and between companies and industries.
View ArticleOpen health data in practice: Increase your access to lab results
I’m convinced that there’s a wave of innovation coming in healthcare, driven by new kinds of data, new ways of extracting meaning from that data, and new business models that data can enable.That’s one...
View ArticleSquare Wallet, the Apple Store, and Uber: Software Above the Level of a...
Back in 2003, Dave Stutz, in his parting letter to Microsoft, wrote a prescient line about the future of technology: “Useful software written above the level of the single device will command high...
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