Is our recession another blip in centuries of economic rises and falls or is something darker happening? Part of me agrees with the recent post from media critic Jeff Jarvis, who voiced a concern I’ve been working through myself: efficiency-creating technology has continued to speed and, well, there are a lot of old people coming. [...]

I came across this dated quote from Clay Shirky: “So forget about blogs and bloggers and blogging and focus on this – the cost and difficulty of publishing absolutely anything, by anyone, into a global medium, just got a whole lot lower. And the effects of that increased pool of potential producers is going to [...]

You just aren’t doing everything you can. It’s the seemingly unintentional, passive-aggressive jab that I sometimes get from older or otherwise more established journalists, writers and editors. Most often and in many ways, I’m sure the sentiment is pristine in its accuracy, often abutted by the never-to-be-defended-against “it takes time,” which, of course is always [...]

Americans aged 24 or younger could be part of a “lost generation,” says a new cover story from Business Week. For people just starting their careers, the damage may be deep and long-lasting, potentially creating a kind of “lost generation.” Studies suggest that an extended period of youthful joblessness can significantly depress lifetime income as [...]

By Christopher Wink | Feb. 4, 2009 | Philadelphia Inquirer Thomas Schuler is a man. Since October, he also has been without a job, a combination of characteristics that some say comes with distinct disadvantages. That’s because unemployment affects men differently than women – research shows joblessness often is emotionally harder for men to bear. [...]