What is Rough Type?
Rough Type is an independent blog written and published by me, Nicholas Carr. It's mainly about the business and cultural implications of information technology, though it wanders into other areas at times.
I'm a writer and speaker. I'm the author of the books The Big Switch and Does IT Matter? and have written articles for many magazines and newspapers. I was formerly the executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. You'll find a longer bio on my personal site.
Disclosures: I have spoken for pay at many conferences and other events, often hosted by or otherwise sponsored by technology companies. Beyond these occasional events, I have no relationships, formal or informal, with any technology companies. I don't do any consulting. I serve on the editorial advisory board of Encyclopedia Britannica, which involves no managerial or operating responsibilities. I try my best to speak freely on this blog, airing my own personal views and no one else's. I am solely responsible for all errors and boneheaded remarks in my posts.
If you're new to Rough Type, here are a couple of popular stories from the archives that will give you a sense of what goes on here:
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Greatest hits
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Seven rules for corporate blogging
Other writing
The end of corporate computing
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