Phillip ShoemakerHow honest are we as a society?As I started writing this editorial, I was asking myself when we, as a society, stopped appreciating the truth. In the past few years, from…Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Phillip ShoemakerMetaverse Declaration of Human RightsThe Metaverse Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone in the history of human rights. While the metaverse is still new, it is vitally…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Phillip ShoemakerWhat Makes a Successful Protocol?When I think about the Internet, which was built entirely around protocols, I have come to understand what makes a successful protocol. But…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Phillip ShoemakerWhy NFT Royalties Should ExistI’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this latest movement to rid NFTs of royalties. You know, the ones that are issued to the artists…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
Phillip ShoemakerThe Future of WorkWhile many of the changes introduced by COVID-19 have been extremely challenging, some of the trends I’ve been noticing will provide new…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Phillip ShoemakerApple v. EverybodyIn 2008, Apple released the App Store and allowed developers to start submitting apps. Steve was adamant that we review each and every app…Mar 29, 20193Mar 29, 20193
Phillip ShoemakerA Modern Content StoreThe Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, the most popular of their kind, are over ten years old. If you consider the iTunes Music…Dec 12, 2017Dec 12, 2017
Phillip ShoemakerBooster Rockets in the WorkforceIn the Space industry, the use of booster rockets to help propel the main payload to its destination, is fairly commonplace. The concept…Nov 10, 20171Nov 10, 20171
Phillip ShoemakerEmployees, Not ChildrenThe network in our building was slow… very slow. Our volumes were about the same as usual, so it wasn’t our standard business processes…Oct 12, 2017Oct 12, 2017
Phillip ShoemakerPoaching: A Word for the Weak.Years ago a promising young woman, let’s call her Janet, got a job at a large company in Cupertino. She was excited about the prospect of…Sep 13, 20171Sep 13, 20171