Excerpted from Neal Gorenflo: “I want to talk about how money is ruining what started out as a transformative concept. (PandoDaily’s own Erin Griffith also recently took on this issue in her post, “Does money taint the sharing economy?”) I’m not surprised that collaborative consumption is suffering growing pains. This is what happens when a… Continue reading
Discourse – Next generation discussion platform
Discussion forums haven’t really updated their functionality in a decade, says Jeff Atwood in an article on Coding Horror adding that “… software options for online community are, quite frankly, terrible.” But there is a solution, a new open source and free discussion platform called Discourse: Today we announce the launch of Discourse, a next-generation,… Continue reading
Crowd-workers get organized
We’re reprinting this editorial by Hal Hodson: “CROWDSOURCING might be big business now but it has never been fair. The pay is terrible, there is zero regulation and no recourse for workers if things go wrong. But crowdsourcing’s Wild West days of exploitation could soon be over. Moves to make employers more accountable and give… Continue reading
New course about Bitcoin from Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/core-finance/money-and-banking/bitcoin/v/bitcoin-what-is-it
Seven challenges for the sharing economy
Excerpted from Anne-Sophie Novel ‘s presentation at Ouisharefest: (Anne is the author of a french book on the sharing economy, Co Révolution) “By following the development of the collaborative economy since 2009, my feeling today is that we are entering an age of maturity. While it is time to gain visibility, the collaborative economy is… Continue reading
Money & Life
“Money & Life is a passionate and inspirational essay-style documentary that that asks a provocative question: can we see the economic crisis not as a disaster, but as a tremendous opportunity? This cinematic odyssey connects the dots on our current economic pains and offers a new story of money based on an emerging paradigm of… Continue reading
The App Economy as an X Factor Economy: Apple’s new Serfdom
Excerpted from Aditya Chakrabortty: “Whether in Californian press release, panting media profile or prime ministerial exhortation, the message is clear: there’s gold in that code. The public discussion of the “app economy” is where the politicians’ rote language of enterprise takes on the sheen of high technology, to potent effect. Success stories come round with… Continue reading
What if it’s too late to avert catastrophic climate change?
Excerpted from Jem Bendell: “What if it’s too late to avert catastrophic climate change? Should I continue to prepare my next environmental report, pleased with my organisation’s own reduction in emissions, and pray for a technological breakthrough to save us? Or might I admit I’m disillusioned with my efforts and instead try to be that… Continue reading
Free Network takes on Google Fiber in Kansas City
According to a post on Harper’s the Free Network Foundation’s Isaac Wilder had Google’s fiberoptic cable network in his sights when rolling out a neighborhood wireless network that provides access for a fraction of the cost. “The one clear rule,” Wilder says of FNF’s philosophy, “is that the Internet should be treated as a commons,… Continue reading
Video presentation of the Sensorica open value accounting model
Watch the video here: IGC HEC Montréal 2013 the case video from JF Quintal on Vimeo.