Blog
I am much more of a fox than a hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site, you’ll find a boatload of posts on higher education, technology, platforms, communication, collaboration, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. Finally, I inject humor often into my posts and despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and tree map of my posts’ tags.

Help: A Call for Case Studies
I need some help for the new book.

Old School: Companies That Still Just Don’t Get It
This level of cluelessness just amazes me.

Long-Term Greedy
Balance the long-term development of your business and reputation with short-term needs.

George Orwell and Why I Write
Why do I write? Many reasons. Read on to find out.

Interview on InMagic About the Semantic Web
A few days ago, I did an interview on this important subject.

Enterprise 2.0 Pilots
Are pilots on Enterprise 2.0 projects a good idea?

Everything Is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger
Why are printer cartridges and cables in more than one place?

Does Social Media Make Traditional Marketing Obsolete?
A guest post from Jay Miletsky, CEO and Executive Creative Director at Mango! Marketing.

Why I’m No Longer Helping Reporters Out
Being listed as an anonymous contributor to an article just doesn’t sit well with me.

My Rules for Purging Data
Some tips on a horribly misunderstood practice.

Is Music Software or Art?
Steven Wilson has no shortage of opinions on technology and digital music.

Conferences, Airplane Tickets, and Optimization
Why is it that attendance at many conferences is often suboptimal at best and sparse at worst?

My First New York Times’ TechTalk Podcast
My piece starts about 21 minutes in and lasts for about eight minutes. I discuss how IT makes decisions and plan for the future.

The Delicate Balance Between Busyness and Simplicity
Where do you stand?

How to Manage Divas
How do you manage high-maintenance folks?