Unfortunately there is a disturbing growing trend affecting the creative communications community where companies using contests as a major part of their business model pit designers against each other, like roosters in a ring, to win bids to have their work (notably, logos and other identity) awarded to clients.
Crowdsourced
Andrew made a Tumblr for his forthcoming thesis. Sometimes he will get off topic though.
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The Rise of the Internet (Anti)-Intellectual? →
Highlights:
“…the need for public intellectuals, the role of academics in framing theories of new technologies and what the consequences are when we leave this discussion to be dominated by business folks.”
“…Jarvis’ book is part of a larger trend of so-called Internet Intellectuals or “gurus” who are not doing rigorous work but instead providing sound-bites aimed squarely at the business community.”
“Where is the Marshall McLuhan of social media? Why is it that Jeff Jarvis is setting the public conversation on publicity, Andrew Keen on amateurism, Tapscott and Williams on prosumption, Siva Vaidhyanathan on the impact of Google on society or Chris Anderson on abundance economies and “free”? To be clear, I think it is good that these folks hit on important topics in a catchy way. But they cannot be the whole picture, nor should they even be at the center. None of them provide a rigorous historical or theoretical treatment of their topics.”
“…maybe the blame for the Sesame Street level books that dominate tech-writing is that publishers simply are not allowing public intellectuals to publish their ideas?”
“…start a conversation over who gets to frame how new technologies are understood. Will it be a-historical, a-theoretical, non-rigorous business folks or can we inspire a new wave of technology-centered public intellectuals?”
Business shows are way better if you imagine “the economy” is the name of an angry giant who rules the world. (via SMBC)
Employee Time vs Employer Time (via Married to the Sea)
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employee, employer, capitalism, time theft, work, socialism, communism, labor, labour, corporation, business,
employee, employer, capitalism, time theft, work, socialism, communism, labor, labour, corporation, business,
Man In Suit Makes Decision Affecting Thousands Of Non-Suited Individuals (via The Onion)
Outsourcing on Steroids →
“Although cynics will see crowd sourcing as merely a cheap way of ripping off ideas from consumers and continuing the exploitation of workers in developing nations, others can see crowd sourcing becoming an entrenched part of the creative process, as well as a new way for companies to be able to access the talents of all who live in the global village.
“Whichever camp you’re in, it’s certain crowd sourcing is a key business trend for the future.”
