[ Essay ] Can bookstores survive?

by | Mar 20, 2012 | Post

  by  darwin.wins  I have been using Amazon Kindle for a few years, and it has completely removed my need/desire/wish for paper books. I am a bookworm, and it was surprising that I could ditch a 30+ year-old habit in mere several months. But...

[ Essay ] The Mirror Ball Effect

by | Mar 18, 2012 | Post

  by  Joseph Robertson  I hear there is no original creation any more in terms of artistic activities: Everything we do is a copy or reconstruction of something that already exists.. I don’t go so far to declare this to be always true, but I...

[ Tech Comm ] Visualization = persuasion

by | Mar 17, 2012 | Post

  This "Canvus" business model is the future, isn't it? Everything is clear, simplified, and easy to act on. Actually, no. This model does nothing to reduce the traditional structure of business. What it does, however, is making the business model...

[ Essay ] The Problem with Google+

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Post

  I haven't updated my Google+ status since the initial befriending (or +1ing?) fever. The notification counter on the Google bar has mostly been dim, which means not much is going on in my friends’ circles either. Only a handful of people regularly...