Tag Archives: “Stephen Lewis”

An appeal for open cameras

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Doc Searls

David Siegel, author of the excellent new book Pull, shares with me an abiding frustration with all major camera makers — especially the Big Two: Canon and Nikon: they’re silos. They require lenses that work only on their cameras and … Continue reading →

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Presidential interest

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Doc Searls

Stephen Lewis has an excellent post from Istanbul on the occasion of President Obama’s visit to Turkey, which was completed this morning. Steve explains, “Yes, that’s Garanti with an ‘i’ and not a double-‘e’, as in Garanti Bank, one of … Continue reading →

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The Splinternet

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Doc Searls

Stephen Lewis has made a decades-long study of both the charms and absurdities of national and ethnic legacies. His most recent essay on the matter, Apple’s iTunes, NPR, Barriers to Giving, and the “Appliancing” of National Boundaries, unpacks the growing … Continue reading →

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