Program or be programmed

RT Book Reviews - Interview about upcoming graphic novel A.D.D.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:01:18 -0500

RT Book Reviews - Interview about upcoming graphic novel A.D.D.:

This interview was used by permission from the current issue of RT Book Reviews - January 2012.

Reality as Subversion

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:28:43 -0500

I wrote this piece six years ago for Arthur magazine, anticipating or at least wishing for the Occupy movement. LSD magazine just republished it in their latest issue with some beautiful graphics,

Zuccotti 451

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:41:34 -0500

Zuccotti 451:

A book can have more influence for being destroyed than having existed in the first place. This week isn’t the first time my books have been destroyed, but it’s probably the most…

Occupy Reality - Transcript

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:29:56 -0500

Occupy Reality - Transcript:

People have been asking for a transcript of the little speech I gave at Occupy Wall Street on Wenesday November 9. It amounts to a one-page summary of my book Life Inc. (In other words, if you…

Occupy Reality - An Occupy Wall St. Teach In

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:36:37 -0500

Occupy Reality - An Occupy Wall St. Teach In:

OWS Teach-In with Douglas Rushkoff from Douglas Rushkoff on Vimeo.

Here’s the short introduction to what became a one-hour teach at Occupy Wall St. on Wednesday. Thanks to the People’s…

Alternet Interview: The First 21st-Century Movement - Douglas Rushkoff on Occupy Wall Street and Reclaiming the Internet from Corporations

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:39:49 -0400

Alternet Interview: The First 21st-Century Movement - Douglas Rushkoff on Occupy Wall Street and Reclaiming the Internet from Corporations:

Media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff talks to AlterNet’s Sarah Jaffe about building a better Internet, the job-free future, and how Occupy Wall Street could save us.

By Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet
Posted on October 17, 2011, Printed on October 23, 2011

Think Occupy Wall St. is a phase? You don't get it

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:21:55 -0400

Think Occupy Wall St. is a phase? You don't get it:

(CNN) — Like the spokesmen for Arab dictators feigning bewilderment over protesters’ demands, mainstream television news reporters finally training their attention on the growing Occupy Wall…

You Are Not Facebook's Customer

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:12:53 -0400

You Are Not Facebook's Customer:

(CNN) — The ire and angst accompanying Facebook’s most recent tweaks to its interface are truly astounding. The complaints rival the irritation of AOL’s dial-up users back in the mid-’90s, who…

Wall St Journal Video: Does America Really Need More Jobs?

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:30:59 -0400

Wall St Journal Video: Does America Really Need More Jobs?:

All the fixation on creating jobs in America is outdated and misguided, argues media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff. He explains to WSJ’s Dennis Berman his theory on new models that could…

CNN.com: Are Jobs Obsolete?

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:45:28 -0400

CNN.com: Are Jobs Obsolete?:

Editor’s note: Douglas Rushkoff is a media theorist and the author of “Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age” and “Life Inc: How Corporatism Conquered the World and How We…

CNN.com: Cutting social media no answer to flash mobs

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:26:37 -0400

CNN.com: Cutting social media no answer to flash mobs:

(CNN) — In the past, people seemed to require a massive “cue” to form a mob. The New York blackouts of the summer of 1977 resulted in citywide looting, not just because alarm systems were down,…

Wired Reviews Program or Be Programmed

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:16:08 -0400

Wired Reviews Program or Be Programmed:

Twelve books after Cyberia, my first Wired review! And interview!

Now that much of what Rushkoff has predicted over the years has come to pass, he is uniquely qualified to write what may be one…

Contact Innovation Awards

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:05:22 -0400

Contact Innovation Awards:

It’s rare that I get to put some money where my mouth is. In this case, thankfully, it’s someone else’s money.

An anonymous donor has put up $30,000 for me to use at the Contact…

LSD Magazine Interview

Sat, 14 May 2011 15:47:01 -0400

LSD Magazine Interview:

Giant interview with me about alt.topics, just published in a (for now) web-only magazine called LSD.

Here’s the link.

Two New Videos

Sun, 08 May 2011 02:32:28 -0400

Two New Videos:

Here are two fun new ones. The first is a clip of an evening interview last month for “Rushkoff on Broadway” with Newsweek’s Jeremy McCarter. They should be showing the whole thing on cableTV…

Rushkoff on Broadway Recap

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:14:36 -0400

Rushkoff on Broadway Recap:

Nice summary of last week’s event via PBS.org‘s Need to Know blog.

“So I browsed the Net for three hours. Did I make anyone happier? Did it earn me money? Am I a better person? So why did I…

Party Like It’s 1992

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:48:44 -0400

Party Like It’s 1992:

I was about to deliver the closing talk for a social media conference called Pivot last year, when I all-at-once realized that almost nobody there had any idea what social media was…

Rushkoff on Broadway

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:39:37 -0400

Rushkoff on Broadway:

I’m about to hole up to write another book and spend more time with family. But before I do, I thought it might be nice to punctuate the last few years of writing and thinking with one…

Sainthood in the Church Of Earthalujah

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:58:26 -0500

Sainthood in the Church Of Earthalujah:

You are cordially invited to my canonization. This one should be fun. Sunday evening in NYC. Or live streamed from here:

Douglas Rushkoff Gets Sainted At This Week’s Church Of…

Command for Librarians in a Digital Age

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:55:33 -0500

Command for Librarians in a Digital Age:

The indie publication of Program or Be Programmed meant no reviews in the traditional publishing press journals (Kirkus, PW) but Library Journal has become a real friend to the book and its…