Accusation without barriers? At times, Twitter serves as the exact opposite of “information without barriers.” Beyond keeping us informed, Twitter allows users to set up barriers of the worst kind. A sort of anti-confessional prison cell. In its helpful form, Twitter is an exercise in chirping out the fresh and the obvious. Good news! The sun is up! When the news is extraordinary, we chirp a little louder. Look out! The hawk is hunting! Then, with alarming speed and purpose, the … [Read more...] about Twitter: The Anti-Confessional
Thinking out Loud
What we’re really selling [is more than a story we’re telling]
We need to change the narrative about "stories"—and about the businesses we are in—if we hope to avoid tumbling any further down the rabbit hole of entertaining ourselves to death. It's time for businesses and governments and news organizations to stop telling themselves they are selling stories and focus instead on providing what we all need. Products that work. Services that serve. Facts. And it's time for consumers and citizens and readers to send a clear challenge to the assumption … [Read more...] about What we’re really selling [is more than a story we’re telling]