Monthly Archives: June 2003

TEN THINGS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT

Posted on June 12, 2003 by Dave Pollard

The Tragedy of the Commons :  Bush and his corporate cronies are exploiting the fact that only a few underfunded social and environmental groups care enough and know enough to try to block Bush’s all-out assault on the environment and … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 19 Comments

NEW COLLABORATIVE ENTERPRISES: LIFE AFTER CAPITALISM

Posted on June 11, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Last week I outlined a scenario for a post-capitalist, post-consumer economy , and suggested that the engine for this economy would be New Collaborative Enterprises (NCEs), which writer-philosopher Daniel Quinn first envisaged and called New Tribal Ventures. The purpose of … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 22 Comments

THE KNOWLEDGE GAME

Posted on June 10, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Time to give something back to all the wonderful readers of How to Save the World. This post contains The Knowledge Game, a tool you can use to educate yourself, or a group of business colleagues, about intellectual capital, innovation … Continue reading →

Posted in Working Smarter | 11 Comments

HOW THE DEMOCRATS CAN WIN IN 2004

Posted on June 9, 2003 by Dave Pollard

The two issues that I believe will decide the 2004 US federal election are (a) the domestic economy (with unemployment at a nine-year high and under-employment at epidemic levels, jobs in particular), and (b) the role of the federal government. … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 19 Comments

ADVICE ON WRITING, FROM ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST WRITERS

Posted on June 8, 2003 by Dave Pollard

A couple of years ago I wrote to my favourite author, Frederick Barthelme, asking him about his practice of dictating first drafts of his work, his editing process, and how he writes humour. Here is his response: I started the … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 3 Comments

MONTHLY SALON BLOG DIRECTORY & COMBINED RANKING LIST

Posted on June 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

The following chart shows (a) in red, the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of hits in the past month (to June 5) and (b) in black, the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of inbound blogs (per Technorati ) … Continue reading →

Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology | 4 Comments

WHAT THE FREEDOM 2004 MEME MUST ADDRESS

Posted on June 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Tomorrow, we hold our first virtual meeting of the self-managed team developing the Freedom 2004 Meme, the slogan-and-story set we hope will resonate with the moderate, the undecided voter in 2004, and help us overthrow “the worst president in American … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 9 Comments

GUILTY PLEASURE

Posted on June 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

A while ago I listed World TV in my Vectors & Tangents sidebar. After downloading the free software and browsing through the hi-res stations (now that I have high-speed Internet access a whole new multimedia world has opened up), I … Continue reading →

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IS THE INTERNET MAKING US ANTI-SOCIAL?

Posted on June 5, 2003 by Dave Pollard

After several long and heavy-duty posts in a row (which I’m behind in responding to comments on) I thought I’d take a break and post something short. Here’s an excerpt from an old (1998) Wired interview with Cybrarian Reva Basch: … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Culture / Ourselves | 15 Comments

SECRETS OF BREAKOUT BLOGS

Posted on June 4, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Pssst! Want to have a more popular blog? Add 300 hits a day in just a few days or your money back? Without even mentioning sex? There is no real secret to blog popularity. It requires a mix of focus, … Continue reading →

Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology | 13 Comments