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Re:Lloyd Kahn Discussing the Whole Earth Catalog by cc101 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:09AM (#34076899)
The WEC was wonderful! What the video didn't say was that the WEC was a community built book. We (the folks who owned one) sent in suggestions for more content, and the book grew organically at a tremendous rate. So, a new version came out quarterly. It was our book. The modern marketing technique of creating an on-line user community where the members contribute to the growth of the product is a direct descendent of the WEC.
Re:Lloyd Kahn Discussing the Whole Earth Catalog by themantra514 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @01:24AM (#34077353)
Very cool! I never knew there it was community built.
Re:Lloyd Kahn Discussing the Whole Earth Catalog by themantra514 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @06:44AM (#34079394)
Edit: that