Social Media: What can we possibly share with our peers in Life Inc.?

Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back  starts with a telling anecdote: the author, Douglas Rushkoff got mugged on Christmas Eve in from of his Brooklyn apartment, and instead of getting sympathy, he was basically urged to shut up by local residents, afraid as they were that the incident would damage the reputation of their neighborhood, i.e. reduce the value of their home

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Social Media: What can we possibly share with our peers in Life Inc.?

Douglas Rushkoff – Life Inc: Introduction

Douglas Rushkoff is excerpting his new book, Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back , at Boing Boing and at his blog. Looks interesting based on this first installment.

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Douglas Rushkoff – Life Inc: Introduction