Slow-moving. One-third in and there’s still not much going on, except for the fact that everyone seems to be having (or planning to have) a relationship with everyone else. The dialogues between T’Ryssa Chen, Taurik and Konya were cringe-worthy in print. I can’t imagine how they translate to the screen. And oh yeah, that time… Read More »
The Master Switch looks at media industries and their dominant companies of the past 150 years. It’s a long and elaborate tale of the old Bell System, AT&T, Paramount Pictures, RCA, et al. In the book, the author outlines a recurring cycle in which a particular industry starts off in a state of chaos with… Read More »
This book would have difficulty gaining traction during the halcyon days of social media. As it is, the tide seemed to have turned these days, with many people “threatening” to delete their Facebook profile. According to Cal Newport, a digital minimalist is someone who “can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge… Read More »
When you read The Impact Equation, you get the feeling that Chris Brogan and Julien Smith have clobbered together an acronym to fit their narrative for this follow-up book to Trust Agents. The dead giveaway is when the authors advised that you can change your “frame of reference” to derive “new meaning” to what you’re… Read More »
I wish I can call Damn Good Advice a damn good book of advice, but it’s mostly tailor-made for the advertising industry, nicely illustrated with eye-catching and thought-provoking design. The introduction gives a clear indication of what you can expect from this book: In 1951, I was drafted into the army. My first day at… Read More »
If you’re interested in military “intelligence”, or any of the buzzwords like “shared consciousness” and “empowered execution” that are thrown about liberally by the authors, then Team of Teams might appeal to you. Otherwise, this book will read like a boring account of McChrystal’s glory days in the anti-terror task force, which the General tried… Read More »