Language as a “social technology”
Via Flipboard I read an article “Why we speak” from Mark Pagel writing for the The Atlantic on the crucial role of language in our ability to trade. It offers [...]
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06, 2015
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03, 2014
Will the „middle man” disappear?
The removal of the middle man function in an exchange based on the bitcoin protocol does not automatically lead to the disappearance of the companies (and their interests) performing these today. The middle man function will slowly but surely erode with the advent of the bitcoin protocol, the middle man of today (parties) will be the gate(way)keepers of tomorrow.
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02, 2014
Bitcoin: It’s the platform, not the currency, stupid! – The Next Web
(1 minute reading time + 15+ minutes external article) As with Marc Andreessen's article "Why bitcoin matters" from three weeks ago I can recommend an other landmark article on crypto [...]
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01, 2014
Amazon’s foray into payments: a big melting-pot of concepts
(2 minutes reading time) Since having spend some early years of my professional life in a technical wholesale company I have been following the incredible developments of Amazon with great [...]
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01, 2014
Why Bitcoin Matters – NYTimes.com
Sometimes you are made aware of an article very worthwhile (Thank you Henk!). Marc Andreessen (from Andreessen Horowitz) has written a pretty balanced and informative piece on Bitcoin (BTC) via [...]
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07, 2013
Interoperability is to tools as what collaborability is to humans (sort of)
Wikipedia: “Interoperability is the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for [...]
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06, 2013
Trading with the speed of light: is it desirable?
A regularly recurring theme at Red Planet Dust is the impact of IT-driven trends on decision-making and robosourcing, marketplaces and exchanges. "High Frequency Trading" is an exemplary example were technology [...]
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06, 2013
Sneak peak: “Collaborability: a theory on Human Collaboration”
Please find below one of the sections of the document “Collaborability: a theory on Human Collaborability” I am working on. Consider it a sneak peak opportunity for all those visitors [...]
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04, 2013
For most companies using “standardization” as a business strategy does not come natural
The relevance, let alone the power of standardization is only understood by a limited degree - if at all - by most companies. Even companies that are totally dependent on [...]
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04, 2013
From Barter Trade to Bitcoin in 5 Logical Steps
What we today perceive as money is the result of thousands of years of evolution. And looking at history, why we would be the “lucky guys” to live in the [...]
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04, 2013
Trust in an Inter-connected World
(This is part 3 of an article on crypto-currencies at Red Planet Dust. See for Part 1, Part 2) Human collaboration is based on trust. We do not have a [...]
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03, 2013
Marketplaces as driver for scalability
With a background in wholesale I have followed the development of marketplaces on the internet with a keen eye. Marketplaces are instrumental in the emancipation of the individual or small [...]