Howard rheingold

Advertising in the past has been predicated on a mass market and a captive audience.

Craigslist is about authenticity. Craig has paid his dues, and people respect him.

Any disease support community is a place of deep bonds and empathy, and there are thousands if not tens of thousands of them.

Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to oneself, or being 'prideful,' is one of the cardinal...

The Chinese government tried to keep a lid on the SARS crisis, but there were 160 million text messages in three days sent by Chinese citizens. These are early indications that it's going to be...

Humans are humans because we are able to communicate with each other and to organize to do things together that we can't do individually.

Flash mobbing may be a fad that passes away, or it may be an indicator of things to come.

It's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens.

The more material there is, the more need there is for filters. You don't need a printing press anymore, but you do need people who know how to cultivate sources, double-check information and put the...

The Orwellian vision was about state-sponsored surveillance. Now it's not just the state, it's your nosy neighbor, your ex-spouse and people who want to spam you.