In a recent post on his blog, Wired editor Chris Anderson talks about how we are fated to make the future…

“Simply because it will be impossible for online advertising and social media to deliver everything that is expected of it. The stark reality is that advertising on the Internet is not going to grow; it’s actually going to decrease.”

In this opinion piece, PSFK founder Piers Fawkes defends the idea of free and explains how it is making his business thrive. He says that critics are railing against three key issues – free as a progressive business concept; that free means we have to change what we do for work; and that many people don’t live ‘free’ yet.

Wired editor Chris Anderson recently told a German newspaper that he used Twitter to help him navigate the news rather than looking at sources. The point he made is an evolution of his media consumption habits that he discussed back in 2005.

In this video, Chris Anderson discusses his new book with talk show host Charlie Rose. Anderson explains the models of free that he has discovered and describes how we will do business in digital world.

In terms of what ‘free’ is, he explains:
“Free” is the perhaps most misunderstood four-letter word beginning with f in the English language… It has changed in meaning from the 20th century, razors and blades, the 21st century, information wants to be free.
It’s got these kind of dual meanings of “free” as in freedom and “free” as in no price. And then there’s the kind of, [...]

Seems like Chris Anderson may have another best selling book on his hands with “Free: The future of a Radical Price.” Except he’s going to give the digital version away for free, which means it won’t be exactly a best seller, more like a best give away. Wonder where that will go on the New York Times best seller list? Anyway, the editor of Wired, which used to be a good mag, ‘til it sold its soulgeor for a potage of booze, car and entertainment advertising, has come up with this brilliant theory that the way to succeed in business [...]

Yesterday marked the unveiling of the TED prize, an annual award given to 3 ‘world-changers’ granting them each $100K to fulfill their philanthropic wish.

We attended the Chelsea, NYC screening of the event, sponsored by TED, to (remotely) take part in the live unveiling as well as get a sense of the local TEDophile community. The community, however, was distinctly missing.  Whether it was NYC’s brutally cold weather, low interest or poor promoting, only about 15 people showed up to the large theatre (the crowd at the award ceremony seemed kind

Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Mag, writes about how, with the exception of the Sunday New York Times, he reads the press through the editorial of blogs. He monitors which…