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Digital Sharecropping: A Case Study

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Jim MacQuarrie

A textbook example of why digital sharecropping is a bad idea. Why risk sacrificing a significant portion of your revenue in order to operate at somebody else’s whim? Google, Tumblr, Facebook et al are risk-averse, and they have no compelling reason to defend their users. Continue reading →

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The Artist’s Paradox

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Jim MacQuarrie

That kerfuffle a few months ago about “how to manipulate and cajole employees that you consider to be irrational children” got me thinking about a theory I’ve been refining for a while now. I call it “The Artist’s Paradox” and … Continue reading →

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