[PopTech 08] Bill Bishop: The Big Sort

[PopTech 08] Bill Bishop: The Big Sort

by | Oct 25, 2008 | English

In 1976 Jimmy Carter ran against Gerald Ford for the presidency of the United States. In that election 26.8 percent of voters lived in a landslide county. By 2004 that percentage almost doubled. About six of every 10 counties in the 2004 election were won by landslide...
Pop!Tech 08: Blogging is Elsewhere

Pop!Tech 08: Blogging is Elsewhere

by | Oct 23, 2008 | English

If you didn’t want to pay $3,500 to get into this year’s Pop!Tech you can still watch the entire conference live via streaming on the Pop!Tech website. There are also many other bloggers writing up several of the talks including the tireless Bobbie Johnson...
Malcolm Gladwell: Scarcity of Social Capitalization

Malcolm Gladwell: Scarcity of Social Capitalization

by | Oct 23, 2008 | English

Malcolm Gladwell needs little introduction. He wants to discuss the theme of scarcity and abundance as it applies to people. Specifically he wants to discuss America’s scarcity of capitalization; that is, the rate at which a given community takes advantage of...
PopTech 08: Scarcity and Abundance

PopTech 08: Scarcity and Abundance

by | Oct 23, 2008 | English

The theme of this year’s Pop!Tech is scarcity and abundance. (It’s being streamed live right now.) Andrew Zolli, speaking in front of a slide with a brightly lit grocery store juxtaposed next to a refugee camp in South Asia, reminds us that we have such an...