Monthly Archives: April 2017

Where the nickname came from

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Doc Searls

My given name is David. Family members still call me that. Everybody else calls me Doc. Since people often ask me where that nickname came from, and since apparently I haven’t answered it anywhere I can now find online, here’s the story. … Continue reading →

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Open Word—The Podcasting Story

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Doc Searls

Nobody is going to own podcasting. By that I mean nobody is going to trap it in a silo. Apple tried, first with its podcasting feature in iTunes, and again with its Podcasts app. Others have tried as well. None … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Business, Events, infrastructure, Law, Life, Outlining, podcasting, publishing, Technology | 4 Comments

Being human vs. rating people

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Doc Searls

I’ve hated rating people ever since I first encountered the practice. That was where everybody else does too: in school. After all, rating people is what schools do, with tests and teachers’ evaluations. They do it because they need to sort students … Continue reading →

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