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The Trust Summit with Brogan, Smith, Maister & Green

This past Friday (October 19, 2009), I was privvy to a room full of ephiphany; hundreds of like-minded folk who agree that old media is just that and the new paradigm will return the focus to trust between those who provide and those who receive, no matter if it is a product, news, skill, etc. [...]

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You Wanna Technothriller? You Got It.

If you have been anywhere near the podiosphere (and I know you have) you have likely crossed paths with one of those authors who stormed the podcasting battlements, J.C. Hutchins. He has used social media to build an audience for the technothriller novel trilogy, 7th Son. Originally released as free weekly audio podcasts (which still [...]

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Evolution Begat Twitter (Kinda)

No matter what your beliefs about evolution are, I think we can all agree that we animals are “evolving” now.  If not in the Darwinian sense then at least in the ways and means in which we operate.  We develop and use more and more complex tools; using these to better our bodies, our minds, [...]

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Launch Party for GDGT in NYC

I had a great time meeting with TEAM gdgt last night in the fantastic Manhattan Center theater.  Met some fantastic people, many for the first time face-to-face; most of those look nothing like their avatars. The new tech on-hand was hot… but not BLAZING.  It must be the economic climate, both here in the US [...]

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Scars and all…

If you have no scars, it means you have not been working hard enough. That includes pushing your technological envelope; the early adopter will, inevitably, choose to take a chance on a new technology that does not survive infancy. Reasons for death can run the board: Darwinism (better technology arrives before a foothold can be [...]

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Welcome to the Jungle!

The masses are ignorant of the developing technology. The “latest tech” sold by the media and the marketing departments is outdated before it even becomes available. Only an exclusive few truly have access to the tech that is usually dreamed of only in works of fiction. To the wealthy and powerful, these items are often [...]

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