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  • Techonomy: a new philosophy of progress

    Last week, I had the privilege to attend the first edition of Techonomy, a fantastic new conference blurring technology and economy with an optimistic balance that technology in its broadest sense (not only IT, but also gnome sequencing, bio-fuels, big history, etc) can be the driving force for a better world. First enjoy the announcing… Read more

  • Innotribe Sibos 2010: Cloud Computing

    Cross-posted at swiftcommunity.net Last time, we shared our high-level Innotribe program for the Sibos week (25-29 October 2010) . This week we’ll zoom into the details of our Cloud program, one of the 4 themes of this year’s Innotribe. Cloud was already on the program last year. Our main ambition then was to introduce you… Read more

  • Cisco explains semantic enterprise

    At this year’s Innotribe at Sibos (25-29 Oct 2010), we have a whole track on “Smart Data” aka “Semantic Web”. We decided to call it Smart Data is – at least in our industry – the words “semantic web” have ironically little meaning. I am a big believer of Semantic Web, and always on the… Read more

  • What choices will you make today ?

    An emotional Jeff Bezos during graduation speech Princeton: “it is harder to be kind than clever” Full transcript here Every word is important and inspiring. Read and enjoy the full thing, but here are some extracts, mainly the grand-finale of his speech: Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author… Read more

  • The Value of Your Social Graph

    If you have the time, please watch this presentation" How not to be seen” by futurist Mark Pesce. I mentioned it already yesterday in my post “The DJ with the Brainwave Helmet”, but now I took the time to watch the +/- 1 hour presentation.   Do it   It profoundly explains what’s going on… Read more

  • The DJ with the Brainwave Helmet

    Found this TED 2010 video via Kurt Vega’s tweets. From the TED site: “Tan Le’s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications.” Out-of-the-box support for facial… Read more