Mac Slocum
Mac Slocum is director of online content at O'Reilly. He's been writing, editing and producing web content in various forms since the mid '90s. He also dabbles in video interviews from time to time.
Top Stories: March 5-9, 2012
Uber's geo data intrigues a neuroscientist, four data markets compared, toward the end of buttons.
This week on O'Reilly: Neuroscientist Bradley Voytek explained why he's fascinated by a car service's data, Edd Dumbill compared four of the most robust data markets, and "Tapworthy" author Josh Clark discussed the future of UI.
There's Plan A, and then there's the plan that will become your business
"Running Lean" author Ash Maurya on startup adaptation and the gift of obscurity.
Drawing from the Lean Startup and other methods, "Running Lean" helps entrepreneurs transform flawed Plan A ideas into viable companies. "Running Lean" author Ash Maurya explains the basics in this interview.
O'Reilly Radar Show 2/10/12: The 5 trends that will shape the data world
Big data trends to watch. Kevin Kelly on freemium and DRM.
Strata chair Edd Dumbill discusses the five trends that will drive the near-term future of data science and big data. Also, Kevin Kelly offers a long-view perspective on the freemium model and digital rights management.
Now available: Best of TOC 2012 anthology
The free "Best of TOC 2012" collection charts the digital evolution of publishing.
"Best of TOC 2012" explores the ideas that are shaping the content world, including: the adaptation of publishing, digital's legal issues, new tech and tools, and thoughts from the edge of publishing.