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Changing The World, In Trivial Ways.

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Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, thinking about how technology and the internet have been applied in such fascinating and unbelievable ways, ways that have absolutely re-written the fabric of how we as citizens of earth interact with information, but also each other. When I think about all of this, the truly astounding thing is the passage of time that has elapsed. Companies like Apple, Google, and Wikipedia are doing their best to make sure that the way we interact today, is nothing like the way we will interact tomorrow.

These are visionary companies, ran by some of the best and brightest of our time, can you imagine a world without Google? (your children won’t be able to). The internet itself has been the biggest catalyst of our 21st century evolution, providing a platform and foundation for limitless connectivity, where our ideas and capabilities are the only limitation.

Its not often that I feel so inclined to be nostalgic about an industry that hasn’t even been around for 50 years, but lately, I’ve been evaluating my place in the scheme of things. I’ve been watching the innovations and “innovations” that have hit the market in 2008, and frankly, I think we can do better.

But this isn’t new, people have been inventing solutions to problems nobody has had forever. I guess you could say, this is my letter to myself to make sure I am actually doing things and working with people who want to make a difference in the world, rather than “minnovate”. People say that times like this (referring to our economy) are when people sit down and do the most amazing things, not because its the hip thing to do, but moreso out of necessity.

So here is to a world changing 2009.


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  1. ike on December 11, 2008 6:03 pm

    Strikes a chord with me. :) Recent article of mine talking in a similar vein:

    http://ontap.riaforge.org/blog/index.cfm/2008/11/20/Pay-It-Forward

  2. Mike W on December 12, 2008 3:52 pm

    Well said.