Monthly Archives: May 2011

Facebook: The Social Accelerator?

25 Wednesday May 2011

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We live in a world of accelerating change. As our communication technologies evolve, it becomes easier to connect more and more of us around the planet to each other. The web collapses space and time, dissolves geographic boundaries, and gives us windows into each other’s worlds.This is causing shifts in the way individuals perceive themselves, their immediate relationships with friends and communities, and the context of how they relate to society at large.David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, prognosticates, “Just by increasing the efficiency of communication and reducing friction in relationships between people, particularly on a global basis, it will lead to a more integrated sense of humanity.”

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Reflection from #pii2011 – Can Reputation Be A Currency?

20 Friday May 2011

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I’m out in California right now, after having been invited to present at the privacy identity innovation conference, focused on ‘Building Trust in a Digital Age.’ The organizer had seen the writeup I did on Forbes – The Bank of Facebook: Currency, Identity and Reputation – and thought the angle might be a provocative one for the identity community to chew on.

Since the Future of Facebook Project team and I have just been wrapping up our first video in the 6 part series (FOFB: Economy), I figured I’d fly out and screen the rough cut for them and gauge the reaction.

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Contact Update: First Round Scholarship Winners

10 Tuesday May 2011

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When we opened up registration for the upcoming Contact Conference in NYC, we wanted to make sure there was an affordable option for students, artists, and activists to attend. We set up a scholarship rate and asked for a brief statement of intent and bio from the applicants. Below are a few of the folks we’re excited to have join us at Contact!

Mandy Hixson is interested in how technology facilitates dialogue between people and groups that was not previously possible. She has worked for CouchSurfing as their Organization Organizer, and is now working with World Food Garden, a networking site for sustainable gardeners. She is also a fellow at Jaaga Creative Commons Grounds, an arts, technology and education space. Mandy is involved in various capacities with several other projects, including BetterMeans, an online collaboration system, and Human Doings, a volunteer powered work exchange network. Continue reading →

4 Trends Shaping the Emerging “Superfluid” Economy

09 Monday May 2011

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This post originally appeared on CNN.com’s Global Public Square.

Humanity and technology continue to co-evolve at an ever increasing pace, leaving traditional institutions (and mindsets) calcified and out of date. A new paradigm is emerging, where everything is increasingly connected and the nature of collaboration, business and work are all being reshaped. In turn, our ideas about society, culture, geographic boundaries and governance are being forced to adapt to a new reality.

While some fear the loss of control associated with these shifts, others are exhilarated by the new forms of connectivity and commerce that they imply. Transactions and interactions are growing faster and more frictionless, giving birth to what I call a “superfluid” economy.

Business will not return to usual. So let’s discuss 4 key concepts to help us  better understand the shifts that are underway: Continue reading →

EBD Nation: 100+ Inspiring Change Agents I’ve Found via Twitter

02 Monday May 2011

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EBD, or ‘emergent by design,’ was the phrase I chose when naming this blog to describe what I was seeing around me in the most inspiring and passionate people and organizations making positive change in themselves and the world around them. To me, that means not being a passive bystander to life and letting it happen to you, but really grabbing life by the short and curlies and manifesting greatness in this epic adventure!I’ve been on Twitter now for about 2 years, and love finding people doing amazing things. It gives me hope & energizes my spirit. I shared my technique for Twitter a while back – with “How to Use Twitter to Build Intelligence.” Let this be the 2011 curated update.

Here are some people I’d recommend following for their passion, creativity, wisdom, empathy, intelligence, and love. Some I’ve met in real life, many I simply admire from a far. I would be so curious to see what would happen if we got all them together in the same room. (how bout at Contact?) 😉

Who’s on your list of awesome? Let us know in the comments below. And here we are, in no particular order: Continue reading →

There’s Something Happening Here…

01 Sunday May 2011

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I came across this post from Dave Pollard via Twitter the other day, and found it so provocative that I am compelled to crosspost. (I emailed Dave and he gave me his permission.) After I retweeted it, a few people wrote back saying it was overly pessimistic and doom-and-gloomy, but after looking through some of Dave’s other posts, he seems to actually be quite optimistic that the power of local community and resilience can “save the world.” Some other posts of his work checking out – A Framework for Personal Action, How to Save the World Reading List, and a really neat list of 65 Essential Abilities for a Relocalized World. Anyway, the below piece just made me go “hmmm,” so I wanted to share. The original can be found here.

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