kevin kelly

Believing in the impossible – Kevin Kelly talk

There’s always something – usually many things – that I find interesting in a talk from Kevin Kelly. In this talk at LinuxCon he is in “thinking big” mode, placing the evolution of technology within the context of human history and the story of the whole planet – his model of the technium, seeing all…… Continue reading Believing in the impossible – Kevin Kelly talk

To screen or not to screen

While the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon that cried “verbing weirds language” made a startement both wry and true, there are times when we can legitimately make the case for a new verb. I’m not thinking of an unwanted and uninvited new word like “medalled”. That awkward verb will be said over and over this summer…… Continue reading To screen or not to screen

Simultaneous inventions and ideas (and headlines)

In Kevin Kelly’s What Technology Wants, he talks about the phenomenon of simultaneous invention. What tends to happen throughout the history of technological innovation is that several inventors, rather than one, get the same idea or breakthrough at the same time. The telephone, the television, even the theory of evolution are examples of simultaneous invention…… Continue reading Simultaneous inventions and ideas (and headlines)

Business in Networks: Internet World Kongress, Munich – notes and links

These are the notes and slides for my talk at Internet World Kongress & Fachmesse, given today in Munich. I believe a livestream of the talk is available on the website and there may also be an archive with slides. Business in networks by Antony Mayfield at Internet World Kongress Munich View more presentations from…… Continue reading Business in Networks: Internet World Kongress, Munich – notes and links