It's no shame to look intoIt's no shame to look intothe warm spring sun andthe warm spring sun andregret a lost limb. regret a lost limb. bostonian bostonian 17:50:14, Sun Aug 26, 201217:50:14, Sun Aug 26, 2012

What the countryWhat the countryneeds are a few labor-needs are a few labor-making inventions.making inventions.

——Arnold H. GlasowArnold H. Glasow

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Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death,Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death,and sweet as love.and sweet as love.

All content gets cheaper, all the time, until it stopsAll content gets cheaper, all the time, until it stopsmaking real $ altogether?making real $ altogether?Computers and digital communications are the mostComputers and digital communications are the mostdirect expressions of this revolution.direct expressions of this revolution.So will someone that can use Google Maps on theirSo will someone that can use Google Maps on theirmobile phone still call your office for directions?mobile phone still call your office for directions?It seems an unwieldy task to translate the scale of theIt seems an unwieldy task to translate the scale of theweb into something that can be understood by humanweb into something that can be understood by humanperception and cognition.perception and cognition.

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Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by aHunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by aking.king.

Maximize blogging initiativesMaximize blogging initiatives

A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor aA spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor alearned fool the taste of wisdom.learned fool the taste of wisdom.

The question is not IF but WHEN this sea change willThe question is not IF but WHEN this sea change willflood your beach.flood your beach.Don't just sell the copy of the content sell everythingDon't just sell the copy of the content sell everythingaround it.around it.With time-shifting, place-shifting and device shiftingWith time-shifting, place-shifting and device shiftingcomes a much more troubling control & money shifting.comes a much more troubling control & money shifting.The usefulness of information is all about the lensThe usefulness of information is all about the lensthrough which we perceive it.through which we perceive it.

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Technology has to beTechnology has to beinvented or adopted.invented or adopted.

——Jared DiamondJared Diamond

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If someone sweats for you, you change his shirt.If someone sweats for you, you change his shirt.

Some of the most determinant of these tools are,Some of the most determinant of these tools are,probably, algorithms.probably, algorithms.Our attention needs to shift from the old and dyingOur attention needs to shift from the old and dyingbusiness of 'selling the copy' to selling everything elsebusiness of 'selling the copy' to selling everything elseEqually, how can this have wider implications for howEqually, how can this have wider implications for howwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withothers.others.When we think of the semiotics related to what is sharedWhen we think of the semiotics related to what is sharedthoughts and feelings Facebook asks, "What's on yourthoughts and feelings Facebook asks, "What's on yourmind?mind?

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In conclusionIn conclusionDisintermediate user-contributed experiencesDisintermediate user-contributed experiencesSynergize one-to-one technologiesSynergize one-to-one technologiesMesh one-to-one communitiesMesh one-to-one communitiesand remember: No matter how full the river, it still wantsand remember: No matter how full the river, it still wantsto grow.to grow.

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