The Nexus 7 is about the same size as a Moleskine notebook, and it just 'feels' like the right form factor for doing all those things you want to do on a smart phone, but can't quite do in the right way. It's not too big, and not too small - just right. John Battelle bigfactorfelt share on social
I sense that the sea of smart phones lit up at concerts is a temporary phenomenon. The integration of technology, sharing, and social into our physical world, on the other hand, well, that ain't going away. John Battelle concerthandintegration share on social
Publishers are born connectors; they bring like-minded people together. They are also conversationalists of the first order. They foster the interaction between the three key parties in commercial media: the audience, the author/creator and the marketer. John Battelle audienceauthorbear share on social
I left 'Wired' before it was sold to Conde Nast and Lycos, so I didn't experience that transition. John Battelle condeexperienceleave Change image and share on social
As our society tips toward one based on data, our collective decisions around how that data can be used will determine what kind of a culture we live in. John Battelle basecollectiveculture Change image and share on social
In a world lit by data, street corners are painted with contextual information, automobiles can navigate autonomously, thermostats respond to patterns of activity, and retail outlets change as rapidly (and individually) as search results from Google. John Battelle activityautomobileautonomously share on social
It's not easy being number two. As a marketer, you have limited choices - you can pretend you're not defined by the market leader, or, you can embrace your position and go directly after your nemesis. John Battelle choicedefinedirectly Change image and share on social
It seems there is no area in our culture that is not touched, changed, even swallowed by the Internet. It's both medium and message, mass and personal, social and solitary. John Battelle areachangeculture Change image and share on social
The smart phone isn't a perfect device, as we all know. It forces the world into a tiny screen. It runs out of battery, bandwidth, and power. It distracts us from the world around us. John Battelle bandwidthbatterydevice Change image and share on social
WordPress makes it drop-dead easy to start a site. Take my advice and go do it. John Battelle advicedeaddrop Change image and share on social
