Douglas Rushkoff's Blog, page 49
July 9, 2009
Corporatism is Just a Closed Source Operating System
Just did this one on Tuesday evening, for the NY Tech Meet-Up. I was exhausted for this one, but it does manage to explain corporatism as an operating system gone awry.
July 5, 2009
Life Inc. Dispatch 07: Less Is More
Life Inc. Dispatch 07:
Less Is More
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July 3, 2009
Full on guns-in-face, old-school Roman oppression
There's a great take on Life Inc on UK-based site Bookmunch
Unfortunately, the nose dive has also brought to light a whole bushel-load of corporate, business practices that underline, perhaps more pointedly than anyone would've expected, how money is the only God big business respects. Perhaps the best example of this is the story about how Goldman Sachs were betting against the long-term future of US corporate giant AIG, making money on their eventual demise and then further recouping from the
July 2, 2009
Beyond Life Inc.
Peggy Nelson did an interview with me a couple of days before Life Inc. came out, that was just posted on Reality Sandwich. She went deeper than most of the journalists I spoke with – in part because we actually sat down for a couple of hours, and in part because she's just smart and good and crazy enough to beat me at my own game of intellectual hopscotch.
Here's one of the places we got:
Let's talk about technology. In terms of administering a shared goods-and-services system, the internet migh
June 30, 2009
Life Inc. Dispatches
I'm getting a lot of email about the Life Inc Dispatches we've been posting. They are loving the weekly video podcasts, and even suggesting I write a book based on these facts, insights, and strategies for reclaiming commerce as a human (rather than just a corporate) activity.
And while I'm glad people think there's a book in this, I really do want them to know I've actually already written one. So it seems my fear of "over marketing" and thus distorting the purpose of my book has actually led t
June 25, 2009
Medieval Money
The NYTimes is now spreading the concept of alternative currency! They picked up a great section of the interview by Ann Althouse.
June 24, 2009
How a Lead-paint Scandal Helped Mattel
The brilliant Ann Althouse interviews me about Life Inc on BloggingHeads.TV. Here’s a bit on how regulation actually helps prevent small businesses from competing with the big boys.
June 23, 2009
We’re Number Six!
Life Inc is #6 on the SF Chronicle Bestseller List. Thank you, San Francisco!
Life Inc. Dispatch 06: Why Corporations Hate the Free Market
Life Inc. Dispatch 06:
Why Corporations Hate the Free Market
Life Inc. Dispatch 06: Why Corporations Hate the Free Market from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.
June 19, 2009
Life Inc. Dispatch 05: Markets Love Selfish People
Life Inc. Dispatch 05:
Markets Love Selfish People
Life Inc. Dispatch 05: Markets Love Selfish People from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.
