Several Nuggets in Mary Meeker’s Web 2.0 Summit Presentation

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A New Communication Age

As I watched election coverage last night, I was keenly aware that I was witnessing an astonishing piece of history in the making, not only from a political perspective, but also from a communications viewpoint. The announcers on both CNN and FNC, kept referring to Obama’s rise from relative obscurity to winning the Democratic nomination, and eventually becoming president-elect, as fueled by an Internet strategy and groundswell. It seems the torch has been passed from TV to the Web.

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Finland Knows the Value of Broadband

Finland gets it (as does Japan, Korea and 21 other countries).  They know that reliable true broadband is essential for the future and growth of any country in today’s global community.  Broadband has provided benefits in education, communications, and economics in the places it is present. 

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The Hype Cycle

Sometimes technology is its own worst enemy. That is made evident every year when Gartner releases its “hype cycles” like the Gartner 2008 Emerging Technology Hype Cycle shown above (click to enlarge). Many of the technologies listed here will no doubt be immensely important to businesses in the future. Unfortunately, hype cycles often illustrate that there is almost always a substantial time lag between something that seems so immediately important to a small group of early adopters until it actually does enter the economic or business toolkit mainstream.

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Paola Antonelli On The Interplay Between Design and Technology

Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), delivers an interesting talk about the connection between design and technology. Her influence is certainly part of the reason MoMA is such a fascinating place to visit, and their catalog is a joy to receive.

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