You may recall that last week we broached the topics “social exclusion” and “social inclusion”. This week I wish to broaden our scope to consider something I’ll call “social diffusion” — and also even broader than that: the entropy of the universe. Before you object and accuse me of having “lost the plot”, I want… Continue reading Third Meditation on Social Media: Segregation , Segmentation & Differing
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Decentralization of Marketplaces
At this moment in Germany, perhaps the very last “department store” chain is on the verge of bankruptcy. That isn’t very remarkable — unless you consider that the business model is essentially the same as the business model which is replacing it: Amazon is basically a department store. The main advance in technology introduced by… Continue reading Decentralization of Marketplaces
