Nov 08

I’ve long been interested in alternative models of collective effort (apart from the for-profit corporation, the…

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I’ve long been interested in alternative models of collective effort (apart from the for-profit corporation, the nonprofit, and government), though any of those could, and does, work with the idea of a Massive Transformative Purpose.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

The Motivating Power of a Massive Transformative Purpose http://bit.ly/2fBscpb

Nov 06

I don’t often post links to reviews of my stuff, because it can come off as a bit of a peacock move, but this…

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I don’t often post links to reviews of my stuff, because it can come off as a bit of a peacock move, but this reviewer really gets what I was going for with the story.

It’s always a little bit of joy to get a review from someone who both digs and groks something I’ve written; it makes it feel worthwhile.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1KZ6102GX67WH/?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B019M18DSI

Nov 06

I haven’t seen much result from any advertising, including AMS (that reminds me, I should check my campaign and see…

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I haven’t seen much result from any advertising, including AMS (that reminds me, I should check my campaign and see if that’s changed at all). YMMV.

Originally shared by Debby “D.G. Kaye” Gies

Nicholas C. Rossis sharing precious data on best sites to promote our books.

http://nicholasrossis.me/2016/11/04/call-to-arms-year-long-survey-reveals-which-book-advertiser-offers-the-best-value-for-money/
Nov 06

I’m encouraged to hear that there might have been some effect from all those Snopes and Politifact articles I liked…

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I’m encouraged to hear that there might have been some effect from all those Snopes and Politifact articles I liked on FB, mainly to get them into my stream where members of my wife’s family would see them.

Even though, for a significant proportion of Trump voters, seeing a factual correction only causes them to evaluate the source as having a “liberal bias” rather than believe the correction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/fact-checking-can-change-views-we-rate-that-as-mostly-true.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-0&action=click&contentCollection=The%20Upshot&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
Nov 05

The thing about blockchain is that it can allow a diverse group of entities to jointly trust a record of…

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The thing about blockchain is that it can allow a diverse group of entities to jointly trust a record of transactions in a system that no one of them controls. There are a lot of applications for that, not only in banking, but in health, supply chain, and even official records like land transfers.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602731/web-pioneer-tries-to-incubate-a-second-digital-revolution/