Since he co-wrote The Cluetrain Manifesto, David Weinberger has influenced many people and companies.
His new book Everything is Miscellaneous looks at changes brought by the Digital World to our daily habits including shopping, sense of community and sense of self.
As he reminds us "Before the Web, the word browsing was usually a polite way of telling a salesperson to buzz off. “May I help you?” a salesperson asks. “I’m just browsing,” you reply with a little smile. With that word, a customer declares a lack of commitment. With that smile, she asserts that she’s within her rights: “Just try and stop me, salesboy!”
If you want to dip your toes in his book before you take the plunge and buy it check These Excerpts and see for yourself.
Ethan Zuckerman wrote a Thoughtful Review of the book.
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