1. Doc Searls, droppin' some knowledge on all ya'll:

I think we'll like the results (of the relationship economy) we're willing to relate, and not just transact or converse. Even if I'm entirely selfish as a customer, I'm more willing to buy goods from a seller I'm used to dealing with, and who has a history of providing me with good service, and improves offerings and services based on good intelligence gained by actually relating to customers, than just by selling stuff to them.

A lesson I'm learning more and more about each day. Via Miss Rogue.

2. From Mother Jones:

"U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is valued at $5.5 trillion, equal to 47% of our GDP and greater than the GDP of any other nation but China."

This IP stuff ain't where it's at, value's in the other direction. Via Miss Rogue (again!).

3. Nivi steals this quote from Howard Aiken:

“Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.”

Yup. So don't worry, share your knowledge. You'll get more friends that way, and you won't lose anything.

4. Seth Godin says that humans are better at organizing information than machines are.

Am I missing something? Handbuilt search just seems to work better, unless you're really good at boolean searches or looking for something really specific. Is more always better?

I've said the future of search is human, so I generally agree with Seth on this idea. One key distinction I'd like to make is that humans are better at giving information meaning; in other words, at putting information in a context in which the information's value can be maximized. Storytelling, meaning, understanding.....these are things that machines suck at. (For now, at least.) And in my opinion, that's part of where the big opportunity is.

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