Don Tapscott

Why transparency and privacy should go hand in hand

Jul 13, 2010 | Writing

I was speaking at the recent Google Zeitgeist conference in London.  On one panel, a privacy advocate argued that she was against transparency, and that all this talk about openness was frightening.  She argued that anyone who favors privacy should oppose...

Changing the World, One Friend at a Time

Jul 6, 2010 | Writing

I first met Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a few years ago at a World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. He and his partner Matt Cohler wanted my advice on how to take their fast-growing company to the next level. I gave my views: The way to make a...

We can't afford BP to go it alone

Jun 26, 2010 | Writing

I’ve just read an incredibly depressing Fast Company piece on InnoCentive and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The story reports on a recent blog posting by Dwayne Spradlin, President and Chief Executive Officer of InnoCentive. If you’re not familiar with InnoCentive,...

Your insights wanted at Save the Gulf discussion

Jun 17, 2010 | Writing

Two weeks ago I was on a panel in London as part of Google’s Zeitgeist 2010 event.  Also on the panel was Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman & non-executive Director of BP.  The moderator asked what I would recommend to solve BP’s PR problems.  I said that BP has more...

Twitter's users dictate what's happening

Jun 5, 2010 | Writing

I recently watched a video of Jack Dorsey’s presentation to The99percent conference, which you can see here.  In it, Dorsey shares three core takeaways from his experiences in conceiving and building Twitter. 1) Draw: get your idea out of your head and share it, 2)...

Will publishers rise to the challenge?

Jun 4, 2010 | Writing

As an author of many books, I’m thankful for the hard work of my publishers, but I also I’m fascinated by changes in the publishing industry. An author self-publishing his or her book — also known as the “vanity press” —  has traditionally been viewed with...
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