..From The Information Age To The Connected Age..

from GigaOM … Microsoft (Information Age) vs. Google (Connected Age) Microsoft (MSFT) exemplifies the Information Age. It uses step-by-step, top-down controlled project management methods to build monolithic intangible goods desktop and client/server software largely from scratch. It uses money as currency, monetizing knowledge products using licensing fees and strict control of software copying. […]

is video Web2.5?

Today saw the launch of BoingBoing TV and it got me thinking.. is everything going video now? This especially after watching checking out those wicked cool Bright.ly guys – with their ‘the future of the web is A/V’ pitch. And my annoyance after clicking thru to a Purepwnage interview to find it was text… And […]

bright.ly – wicked cool webdesign

Intrigued by a post on Bruce Sterling’s blog I checked out savethetextsavethewords. It seems to be a ARG-style viral campaign to build buzz for the launch of bright.ly 2.0. Full of cool YouTube vidz and Flickr photos. The brightly website’s one of the best I’ve seen in ages. They explain their take on media today […]

Francis Fukuyama doesn’t think we’re headed for a Singularity

In his recent Long Now lecture Francis Fukuyama was asked about The Singularity during the Q’n’A. I found his response very interesting. In short, he said the rate of change from 1850 to 1900 was far higher than 1950 to 2000 and because of that he didn’t think we were heading towards any such event. […]

..New nanotechnique producing small things in large quantities..

from PhysOrg: New nanotechnique producing small things in large quantities Although relatively new to the market, liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions may soon be obsolete, thanks to a new technique created by University of Houston professors. Vincent Donnelly, Demetre Economou and Paul Ruchhoeft, all of the Cullen College of Engineering, have developed a technique that […]

..Prometheus the media revolution..

Awesome Utopian vision of the future evolution of the media space.. via — I especially dig the new new media financing space exploration. If only we could harness the power of crapola ‘reality’ TV for such ends.

Skin colour on demand

‘nother clip from Future Shock: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5721823002291867425&hl=en via The funny thing is its still being predicted. In fact, in a recent NeoFiles ep – R U Sirius mentioned it as a easy genetic hack – quoted here. This also brings to mind an ep of Mork & Mindy where Mork got revenge on a bunch of […]

..’Super wardens’ go on patrol..

from Manchester Evening News ‘Super wardens’ go on patrol PRIVATELY-employed `super wardens’ are to go on patrol in Greater Manchester wearing head-mounted video cameras. The 20 parking attendants, who work for NCP Services, will be the first in the country to be issued with the equipment. Their main role is to issue parking tickets but […]

my first Twitter…

So, I’ve finally succumbed to and joined Twitter. Mostly to play with it and see if its such a big deal. There’s been SO MUCH hype about it that I suspect in 6 months it’ll be dead. Did I mention it took me two days to join? The server kept dying mid-way thru the registration […]

..Shaping the future..

from Charlie’s Diary Shaping the future … The big surprise in the 20th century remember that personal jet car? was the redefinition of progress that took place some time between 1950 and 1970. Before 1800, human beings didn’t travel faster than a horse could gallop. The experience of travel was that it was […]

The Committee to Nuke Elysium

we're gonna blow up your space thing later

future trends