Happy Birthday to the WELL
The seminal online community, Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link, better known as the WELL, is celebrating its 25th birthday. Here’s the […]
Community, Social Media, Technology
Technology
Democracy, Politics, Technology
Following up on my email democracy rant
Quick followup to my “standing in line for democracy” post: I had complained to Steven Clift of e-democracy.org about the
Futures, Technology
Doug Rushkoff: Program or be Programmed
At dinner the night before he spoke at SXSW Interactive, Doug Rushkoff told me that he had been working a
Teaching and Learning, Technology
Rushkoff: Program or Be Programmed Preview
I have notes on Doug Rushkoff’s SXSW talk, which I found compelling and will post about at length when there’s
Social Media, Technology
Obligatory comment about Google Buzzzzz
I feel obligated to post about Google Buzz, as a social technology evangelist and follower of all things Google. It’s
Business, Organization, Social Media, Technology
The impact of “social” on organizations
Austin’s Dachis Group talks about social business design, defined as “the intentional creation of dynamic and socially calibrated systems, process,
Technology
Jon L.’s iPhone in the NY Times
I’ve been interviewed by the New York Times before, but usually for the technology section. Who’da thunk I would turn
Global, Technology
Haiti: Person Finder
The “Katrina People Finder” technology has been updated by Ka-Ping Yee at Google, and placed online. It’s embedded at the
Community, Events, Futures, Politics, Technology
State of the World
Time for the 11th annual Bruce Sterling/Jon Lebkowsky State of the World conversation on the WELL. This year we have
Environment/Climate, Science, Sustainability, Technology
Finding the forks in the road
Joel Makower considers four studies that explore the impact on business of climate change and related issues – the need
Events, Nonprofit, Technology
Austin Non Profit Camp
Here’s the elevator speech: Austin Non Profit Camp is a free, facilitated and participant driven conference that will be the
Science, Technology
Synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is riff on nano/bio tech – according to Rudy Rucker, “it’s about building slippery wetware entities that might
Futures, Technology
Moving the furniture
Augmented reality room design! (Thanks to Bruce Sterling for the pointer).