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The Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Book • 2010
In 'The Master Switch,' Tim Wu explores the pattern of how new communications technologies are introduced by innovators and eventually coopted by major corporate interests, leading to centralized control and the loss of openness and freedom.
The book chronicles this cycle through various mediums such as radio, telegraph, telephone, and film, and questions whether the internet will follow the same path.
Wu advocates for a 'Separations Principle' to keep content, communications, and electronics industries separate to prevent monopolistic control and ensure the continued openness of the information economy.
The book chronicles this cycle through various mediums such as radio, telegraph, telephone, and film, and questions whether the internet will follow the same path.
Wu advocates for a 'Separations Principle' to keep content, communications, and electronics industries separate to prevent monopolistic control and ensure the continued openness of the information economy.
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Mentioned by Patrick Collison when discussing the potential for monopolies in the internet economy.
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Cal Newport when discussing the evolution of internet content and drawing parallels to historical media transitions.
Cal Newport when discussing the evolution of internet content and drawing parallels to historical media transitions.
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B. Jeffrey Madoff as an author whose book "The Master Switch" he found insightful and useful.
B. Jeffrey Madoff as an author whose book "The Master Switch" he found insightful and useful.
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David Sloan Wilson when discussing the dynamic of open-source innovation being captured by corporations.
David Sloan Wilson when discussing the dynamic of open-source innovation being captured by corporations.
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The speaker references this book as their previous award-winning work.
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Mentioned by Mark when discussing cycles of open and closed systems in the film industry.
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Chris Dixon while discussing the conventional view of the internet's evolution, comparing it to other media forms.
Chris Dixon while discussing the conventional view of the internet's evolution, comparing it to other media forms.
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Catherine Austin Fitts , explaining how a new technology centralizes and becomes controlled after a period of innovation.
Catherine Austin Fitts , explaining how a new technology centralizes and becomes controlled after a period of innovation.
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