Google Knowledge, Google Money, Google Power: Andreas Ekström
Did you google today? Most likely you did. The people of the world google almost 40,000 times per second. We gather more information than ever - but so does Google. Journalist Andreas Ekström wrote a bestselling book about Google, and is one of Sweden’s leading commentators on the digital revolution. His talk will give you a mindblowing perspective on the knowledge, money and power the world has surrendered to very few hands.
The Epic Upcoming Digital Transformation
MIT’s Principal Research Scientist, Andy McAfee, gives us food for thought in this Capgemini Consulting production. Andy explains the origins of digital transformation, where it’s come from, where it’s going and how digital innovations are going to affect the digital business world from here on in.
Make Perfect Coffee Then Weigh In
Mat Honan and Michael Calore make an Aeropress coffee, and the show off a digital scale that measures more than just your weight.
How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government
By integrating democratic government with cutting-edge American innovation, the lieutenant governor of California charts a bright future for open-source America.
Citizenville is the story of how ordinary citizens can use new digital tools to dissolve political gridlock and transform American democracy. As social networking and smart phones have changed the way we communicate with one another, these technologies are also changing our relationship with government.
Drawing on wide-ranging interviews with thinkers and politicians, Citizenville is the first book by Lieutenant Governor Newsom. He broke new ground as the mayor of San Francisco, one of the most high-tech, experimental, and progressive municipalities in the nation. But when Newsom’s tenure as mayor began, he found that San Francisco was behind the likes of Estonia and South Korea in terms of digital governance. Newsom’s quest to modernize one of America’s most modern cities—and the amazing results he achieves—form the backbone of this far-reaching book.
MakerBot’s Bre Pettis Talks about Their New “Digitizer”
MakerBot cofounder and CEO Bre Pettis talks about the Digitizer, how it fits into the 3D printing landscape, and what the future will look like.
Nichole Pinkard on Digital Literacy
The founder of Chicago’s pioneering Digital Youth Network (DYN) describes how the organization empowers young people with critical digital literacy skills that make them academically and professionally competitive.
enchant.js Simplifies Game Development
Ubiquitous Entertainment exhibited their “enchant.js” technology for developing browser-based games at Digital Content EXPO 2012. This technology uses the cross-platform HTML5 and JavaScript languages to make it possible to write games for smartphones and PCs using very few lines of code. This makes it easy for many people, even elementary school students, to enjoy programming.
A key feature of enchant.js is that it pulls together into one place the ability to create content, show created games to others, and let them play the games. Ubiquitous Entertainment believes that free, open-source software will become the mainstream in the future, and is exploring a new business strategy of earning profit through sales of software related books and the sponsoring of events.
Smart Grid Programs for a Smarter Network
The electrical grid is the 2nd largest network on the planet. It is undergoing the most significant overhaul in its history transforming the industry from an analogue to a digital environment that will profoundly change how utilities will manage the distribution of electricity.
Off Book — The Art of Creative Coding
Programming plays a huge role in the world that surrounds us, and though its uses are often purely functional, there is a growing community of artists who use the language of code as their medium. Their work includes everything from computer generated art to elaborate interactive installations, all with the goal of expanding our sense of what is possible with digital tools.
Social media in 2013
What will be the social media trends of the year ahead? Jeff Jarvis, author of “Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live”, and musician and social media artist Amanda Palmer explore the impact of social on business, government, and individuals with The Economist’s Robert Lane Greene at The Economist’s World in 2013 Festival on December 8th 2012.
