Nice Fish Films | Michael Sean Wright

What a great week, filled with exciting new information. My mind is swirling and alive.

I can relate to "The Dude" - "You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head."

Here's a rundown on the new information that has come to light-

- Change.Gov - I will be watching the ways technology is being used to improve our eGovernment. We are seeing a growing emphasis on research and development, green technologies and innovative solutions to our current dilemmas. I'm encouraged to see that we will have a Chief Technology Officer appointment soon.

- Debating A.I. - After watching an hour long discussion on the future of super-computing, I am convinced that we shouldn't try to make computers more like us. When we attempt to emulate true human interaction we end up with incomplete, faulty code. As argued by Jaron Lanier, we should be focused on clean code based on science rather than a "conscious" code. Lanier points to the horrible Clippy as an example of programmers "wasting half of their cycles on ideology" instead of solid engineering.

- Social Media, Connecting Smart Minds - Allen Stern of Center Networks captured an amazing street side speech by Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV. Though his impassioned talk is riddled with expletives, Gary reminds us that conversation is the key to success. He encourages us to engage EVERYWHERE. Don't worry that the big co's aren't using the new communication tools, use that to your advantage.

- Web 2.0 Summit, Entrepreneurs on Parade - Jerry Yang, CEO of Yahoo! seemed a bit confused during his brutal interview at this weeks tech gathering. He states that the Y! is evolving into a platform company or an advertising tool or a starting point destination. Huh? I sure hope they pick one of those things and become truly excellent in that space. Kevin Rose of Digg echoes Vaynerchuck's admonition to actively ENGAGE in as many places as possible on the social net. If you run a company, be out front of your product. Be the champion, the one who is creating real-time conversation. View videos from the Web 2.0 Summit speakers including Jerry Yang, venture capitalist John Doerr and Lance Armstrong here.

My takeaway from all this input? Humans are amazing. We are seeing dynamic changes in the ways we connect. Each day brings new sparks to my brain, lighting up with potential. I'm glad you are here to share this journey. Let's keep the conversation flowing.

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