My analysis of this week’s privacy stories (and there were plenty of them) appears this afternoon on CNET.  See “Note to Silicon Valley:  How Not to Handle Privacy.”  Compared to most of the press coverage of Facebook’s new privacy policy and related tools, I sound almost enamored.  Ouch.

“The Laws of Disruption” was named by the editors of CIO Insight magazine as one of the best IT-Business books of 2009.   You can see the full list of titles here.

I’ll be presenting highlights from “The Laws of Disruption” next month at Town Hall Seattle. The event takes place on January 6th, 2010. Hope to see you there!

Two stories in the news today about online privacy suggest a paradox about user attitudes. But not the one everyone always talks about, in increasingly urgent terms. One story from CNET’s Don Reisinger reports on a study conducted by an Australian security firm. The company created two phony Facebook users and tried to “friend” 100 [...]

Check out the Media page for recent print and audio interviews about “The Laws of Disruption.” Larry spoke with IT & Telecom News editor James G. Lakely in a lengthy discussion on innovation and infrastructure, and a new audio podcast introducing the book with Perseus Books’ Wesley Weisberg.

“The Laws of Disruption” (audio podcast), Perseus Books Audio Podcast,December, 2009. Larry talks with Perseus Books’ Wesley Weisberg about “The Laws of Disruption” and the main themes of the book.

“Government is holding back Telecom Innovation,” IT & Telecom News, December, 2009. Larry and IT&Telecom News editor James G. Lakely talk about The Law of Disruption, Net Neutrality, and the problems of infrastructure regulation.