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Articles by Esther Dyson
opinion
Esther Dyson
How to Provide Both Security and Transparency
So now Americans know. They know that their government is spying not just on foreigners but on them as well.
opinion
Esther Dyson
Agony of Being Faced With Too Many Choices
I recently used Uber, an online service for ordering a car and driver, and did not have the usual pleasant experience. The driver did not know the area...
opinion
Esther Dyson
The Post Under Bezos Must 'Afflict the Comfortable'
My very first serious job was as a fact-checker for Forbes magazine, now mostly a laissez-faire collection of blogs. I consider fact-checkers to be...
opinion
Esther Dyson
Tips on How to Become an Effective Networker
If you want to meet a VIP, don't try to contact him directly. Contact those who know him.
opinion
Esther Dyson
Time to Force Senders to Pay When They E-Mail
Just like in other advertising, e-mail senders should pay to get the attention of others.
opinion
Esther Dyson
Secret of How to Create a Successful Start-Up
The most popular stories often seem to end at the beginning.
opinion
Esther Dyson
How Cubans Try to Tweet Their Way to Freedom
I was taking my usual morning swim, but this time on the roof of the Prague Central hotel in Havana, where the sun does not rise until 6.30 a.m. even...
opinion
Esther Dyson
How Protests and Shopping Changed Russia
In mid-December, while trying to understand what was happening in Russia, I checked Twitter and found a tweet that somehow signified everything.
opinion
Esther Dyson
Creating a Real Entrepreneur
Last month I was in Kiev, speaking at a conference focused on entrepreneurs. I wanted to give a talk that would be of general interest but also concrete...
opinion
Esther Dyson
The Jobs Factor
Normally, you need a distinctive first name not to need a last name, but in this — as in everything that he did — Steve Jobs was different. He...
opinion
Esther Dyson
Useless and Wasteful Pursuit of Domain Names
A name is just a sound or sequence of letters. It carries no value or meaning other than as a pointer to something in people's minds — a concept...