State of Technology 2014: The Creepy vs Magic Continuum

#convergesouth #creepymagic

state of technology 2014: the creepy vs magic continuum

@theRab


curious tinkererdeveloper

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podcaster

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blogger

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observer

curator

writer

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warning: i tweet a lot about tech and the people

behind it. also #ncbeer

Let’s hashtag together


cross-country in Winston-Salem NC

1990


i’m an IBMer

1997


i’ve seen a lot of technology shifts

2000


experimental duck behavior encouraged

2004


i found the southern convergence point

2007


triangle tweetup started in Raleigh

2007


we were converge south new media nerds

2009


raising ‘em right


the geek


#confusion


2013 big idea keynote: #Web

www.slideshare.net/theRab/big-idea-keynote-the-web-is-changing

http://www.slideshare.net/theRab/big-idea-keynote-the-web-is-changing


the web circa 2013

picking up where i left off at last year’s keynote


the web is changing us.

and we are changing the web.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/sacharules/7636401878/

#convergesouth #creepymagichttps://www.flickr.com/photos/davidh3160/3406154937/


are you ready?


Things have changed a lot in the last 12 months


Then…


Now…


Really? Really.


what does the web look

like to your employee?

“how can I make my life easier?”




like your boss?

“how is that TPS report coming?”




like to kids?

“Daddddd, I’m chatting on Clash of Clans”



what are you talking about?


we live in a new age of

the connected world

a deeper look at disruptive forces in business


cloud


i like

big

data

and i

cannot

lie.

big data


analytics


mobile


social


IoT


Internet of Users?

Note: we did not go back to just calling it the Internet in 2014

Internet of Things?

Internet of Everything?


“The network is vast and infinite”

where do we go from here?

hat tip to Ghost in the Shell


heat map of all internet connected

device activity in the world


convenient personalization requires you

to be digitized, modeled and analyzed


new snapchat feature lets college students

share stories on campus feed


World Cup 2014 ball possession

#ibelievethatwewillwin


Disney magic bands


i’ve reconsidered the observations from

my group of tech and marketing peers

“Has the internet changed our lifes since 2013?”


“there are more devices than people

detected in the Hong Kong protests”


Vatican

#pope


Hong Kong, September 2014

#occupycentral

#umbrellarevolution


#ferguson


how has technology changed your

movement? cause? purpose?

there are unforeseen consequences


“social platforms have changed the

way we share, express ourselves,

and interact with others...”


you’ve got iCloud


what is our expectation of privacy?


“interaction has led the vast

majority of us to a place where our

online activity is no longer

distinguishable from offline.”


Is this a good thing?



“everyone has access to the web all

the time regardless of where they

are or what they are doing.”



do we?



who is watching us?

who is watching the watchers?


the internet is a battleground


calm down.


exercise: techno-self assessment


where does unexpected behavior with new tech fall in the

creepy vs. magic continuum?

hat tip to @monkchips


is tech #magic or is tech #creepy?


How will you use Dick Tracy’s watch?

wearables and devices and things - oh my!

Who will you see with Geordi LaForge’s visor?

What will you discuss with Tony Stark’s Jarvis?How will you ride in Michael Knight’s KITT?


wearables combine fashion with function

sometimes


“enabling a millennial to fashionably

tweet from her wrist while

clubbing”

an AT&T executive describing the Puls fashion wearable cuff phone device

introduced by Will.I.am at Dreamforce on October 15th, 2014


wearable fashion connected devices


@blancacobb



biometric contact lenses


disposable stickers that feel like skin


smart city things

Big Belly

Trash Bins


“software is eating the world”

it is invisible and yet everywhere

hat tip to @pmarca


this connected car has all the bells and whistles

http://m2m.demos.ibm.com

http://m2m.demos.ibm.com/


IBM

Metaverse


virtual worlds are everywhere


Oculus


“The future is here, it’s just

not evenly distributed yet.”

how do you navigate this?

hat tip to @greatdismal


NC State 3D Body Scanning Project

2014


father and son bonding time

2014


Raspberry Pi


your hashtag homework

#IoT

#wearables

#fiber (NC projects)

#ephemeral

#netneutrality

#3Dprinting


here’s to you, old sport

i hope you enjoyed the 2014 tech party!


@theRab

what do you think is #creepy or #magic?

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