10 big ideas about new directions in technology, from the perspective of a public librarian attending the 2010 South by Southwest Conference
Notes to accompany this presentation are at http://gornall.wordpress.com/sxsw
20. 6. Privacy still matters… … but it’s about control over the flow of information, from private to public to publicized .
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23. 7. Legal issues around content have become the most significant barrier to the Internet’s growth.
24. 8. The publishing industry is facing massive, disruptive change (and appears to be totally unprepared for it)
25. 9. The biggest issue on everyone’s minds is: who is going to make money, and how?
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28. 10. Many people involved in technology see it as a powerful force for positive social change Do you believe that there is a technology-related solution to disease, global economic crisis, global climate change, hunger, terrorism, and third-world poverty? Yes … 63% No … 37% SXSW Interactive 2010 Registrants Survey
Business up front, party in the back: a tech conference with a lot of emphasis on culture and creativity. In-depth seminars, networking, and business deals…and parties.
Persuasive interfaces, seductive interactions
Google personalized search Social search Location aware search Objective vs. subjective questions Imagine this in our catalogue Personalized results based on your past searches and borrowing Timely cross-promotions – “Your search for chile produced 392 results. You may also be interested in these books on earthquakes.” Local search: I’m at Indigo looking at Andrew Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail. It’s only out in hardcover and it costs $35! TPL has it as a Best Bets selection. Where’s the nearest copy that’s on the shelf right now?
By year end 2012, physical sensors will create 20 percent of non-video internet traffic. (Gartner Research) QR (quick response) codes: physical world hyperlinks
A pedestrian may use a cellphone to read the QR code (barcode) with the phone's camera. The phone will open a web browser to the URL encoded in the QR code, in this case a specialized search engine
Joi Ito presentation Interoperability Creative Commons Book, magazine, and newspaper publishing Revenue models Library implications: we are advocates for and providers of free information Digital collections, Google Books project, etc.
Wild West vs. walled gardens
Citizen engagement through open government Educating and empowering the third world Saving energy and reducing consumption Lend4Health Genuine faith in progress or cynical attempt to get favorable government regulation, or a mix of both