So, the Law of the Few is that the Few, including Mavens, Connectors, and Salesmen, have a disproportionate influence over the many, and that therefore, if you want to Tip a social epidemic, you can save your resources by finding…
Ok, the Few are, according to Malcolm Gladwell, the Mavens, the Connectors and the Salesmen, who have disproportionate influence on the rest of us. I’ve talked about Connectors, and I’ve talked about Mavens, so what’s left is the Salesmen. Finally,…
It’s the Seussentennial! And, like reading Joyce on Bloomsday, hundreds of thousands of people will be reading Dr. Seuss aloud today. The difference, of course, is that hundreds of thousands of people will be reading Dr. Seuss aloud tomorrow, too,…
Some six or seven years ago, the smart people at New Line decided on a marketing strategy for their absurdly risky venture. They would get the Mavens on their side. You see, there happen to be quite a few Tolkein…
Connectors are people who know everybody; I advise reading Six Degrees of Lois Weisberg for a great description of a Connector. Connectors are particularly good at spreading ideas for the obvious reason that they talk to more people than you…
OK, Gentle Readers, Your Humble Blogger is going to go on about the Tipping Point for a while; you have been warned. If you haven’t read the book, don’t skip the various points; I will be explaining the terms I…
Your Humble Blogger happened across an Anti-Defamation League survey, in which a quarter of respondents responded said that it was true or probably true that “Jews were responsible for the death of Christ”. Only 25%? I have to assume that…
So, Your Humble Blogger was over on The Blogging of the President: 2004, and noticed a note by Tom Manatos, Advisor to Nancy Pelosi on “online and youth outreach”. Mr. Manatos says that “Blogs have shown a new path,” and…
Once again, Andrew Cline makes an important point in his Rhetorica. He acknowledges that the upcoming attacks on Kerry’s record (and Bush’s) will be effective: Your best defense, as citizen, is to be aware that human communication is often not…
Y’all keeping up with the same-sex wedding news? It’s not for the sleepy… Redintegro Iraq,-Vardibidian….