INFLUENCES
An overview of thinkers, practitioners and entrepreneurs that have heavily influenced the project.
Thank you for your insights and perspectives.
The list is sorted alphabetically.
- CHRIS ANDERSON
is the editor-in chief of Wired Magazine and the writer of the acclaimed book The Long Tail. He is currently in the process of writing his new book, simply titled “Free” (to be released in 2009) where he argues for new free business strategies - the Freeconomics.
Articles:
* Free - Why $0.00 is the future of business (from Wired 16/03)
* The Economics of Abundance. And the presentation material for the same article.
- KEVIN KELLY
is the co-founder of Wired and an engaged photographer and conservationist. He has written several insightful articles on the nature of technology and the qualitative aspects around digital copies. And is now in the process of writing his new book The Technium - about what technology wants.
Articles:
* Better Than Free: 8 Generative Values
* Technology Wants To Be Free
- MIIKKA LEINONEN
is the creative director at Maggie (FL) and has written the very simple and insightful book
“Strategy Of Giving” where he looks into the mechanisms or “laws” of giving and receiving and how giving generates action.
- LAWRENCE LESSIG
laywer, founder of Creative Commons.
(www.lessig.org)
* Code 2.0
* The Future of Ideas
- MIKE MASNICH
is the CEO and visonary behind the technology and information blog TechDirt and has written several good posts on open business models, especially around the mechanisms of giving away products for free (as in gratis).
Blog posts:
* Why Do So Many People Freak Out When They See ‘Free’ As Part Of A Business Model?
* An very good article series centered around the economics of abundance versus scarcity.
- MIKKO MUSTONEN
* Copyleft - The Economics of Linux and Other Open Source Software