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Top Tens, 2010 Predictions and Other Provocative Lists

January 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · General Observations

This week everybody seems to have a Top Ten list to herald the dawn of a new decade. Never one to miss a chance to jump on a rolling bandwagon, I decided to chime in with my own list of the lists that caught my attention.
Did I miss one? Got a [...]

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Four trends to watch in 2010

December 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General Observations

“Never make forecasts, especially about the future.” Wise advice from Samuel Goldwyn.   Which I am now about to ignore at my peril.   Here’s my take on what to expect in 2010.

1. The Dawn of Ambient Awareness & Networked Consciousness
What happens when real-time status updates and news feeds are combined with GPS location data [...]

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Social Media is an unambiguous threat to authoritarian regimes everywhere

June 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General Observations

During the past 24 hours the Iranian government has attempted to shut down mainstream media, confiscating TV cameras from ABC and other news organizations, in an effort to supress coverage of the aftermath of a disputed Presidential election. Major media has been unable to cover the ongoing demonstrations, street protests and increasingly violent [...]

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I’ve joined the Oprah Winfrey Network

October 21st, 2008 · 10 Comments · General Observations

Those who’ve heard my public speeches know that I am passionate about the leveraging digital networks to multiply the creative power of individual people.  Two or more people working on the same problem can achieve great results, even if they are geographically dispersed.  Beginning November 2008, I will get an incredible opportunity to apply this [...]

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