Category Archives: Transformation

Diverse Sources

How Small is BigData?

How deep the analysis of ourselves and our society should go thanks to the disintegration of technical limits on storage? How small are the pieces of the huge BigData pie?

Diverse Sources

How Small is BigData?

How deep the analysis of ourselves and our society should go thanks to the disintegration of technical limits on storage? How small are the pieces of the huge BigData pie?

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Pirates, Activists and Civil Liberties – Interview with Rick Falkvinge, Pirate Party Founder

(Italian translation of the post follows here – La traduzione in italiano è disponibile qui) On the site http://falkvinge.net/ from which Rick Falkvinge and his Pirates colleagues (some of which also attend the European Parliament) tirelessly inform us about the threats to civil liberties in Europe and the

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Pirates, Activists and Civil Liberties – Interview with Rick Falkvinge, Pirate Party Founder

(Italian translation of the post follows here – La traduzione in italiano è disponibile qui) On the site http://falkvinge.net/ from which Rick Falkvinge and his Pirates colleagues (some of which also attend the European Parliament) tirelessly inform us about the threats to civil liberties in Europe and the

thninker

As the Conceptual Age fades the Meaning Age rises

For years, we filled our brains and the mouths of the transaction between the information age – the era of computerization – and the conceptual age in the hope that this could save western economies from the ultimate nightmare of globalization of work and offshoring. We believed that thanks to our supposed greater ability to design great products, experiences and eventually statuses, we may have succeeded to the threat.

The news is that this is not happening.

thninker

As the Conceptual Age fades the Meaning Age rises

For years, we filled our brains and the mouths of the transaction between the information age – the era of computerization – and the conceptual age in the hope that this could save western economies from the ultimate nightmare of globalization of work and offshoring. We believed that thanks to our supposed greater ability to design great products, experiences and eventually statuses, we may have succeeded to the threat.

The news is that this is not happening.

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How Peer to Peer Communities will change the World – Interview with Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation founder.

Among the big changes that affect our world right now, the “peer to peer revolution” that is pervading everything, is the most promising from a sustainability, democracy and freedom standpoint. Will the great promise that lies behind cooperation, decentralisation and peer drive value-creation be fulfilled? I interviewed Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation founder to have a real idea of the breakthrough potential that p2p holds for us and our future as a society.

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How Peer to Peer Communities will change the World – Interview with Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation founder.

Among the big changes that affect our world right now, the “peer to peer revolution” that is pervading everything, is the most promising from a sustainability, democracy and freedom standpoint. Will the great promise that lies behind cooperation, decentralisation and peer drive value-creation be fulfilled? I interviewed Michel Bauwens, P2P Foundation founder to have a real idea of the breakthrough potential that p2p holds for us and our future as a society.

ambermagazine

What makes me a Cyborg – An interview with Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist.

What makes us cyborgs? How should we manage our “second self”? How do we change our society in terms of regulations, legal, politic or social implications? These and other fascinations, in this wonderful interview that Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist, founder and TED speaker released to Meedabyte’s Blog.

ambermagazine

What makes me a Cyborg – An interview with Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist.

What makes us cyborgs? How should we manage our “second self”? How do we change our society in terms of regulations, legal, politic or social implications? These and other fascinations, in this wonderful interview that Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist, founder and TED speaker released to Meedabyte’s Blog.

Looking at India and its innovation ecosystem.

Did you ever think in deep about India? As a market? As a challenger? By getting to know Indian people, by understanding the passion they put into their jobs, you can understand what India’s ecosystem will be in few years. I asked a little help from my friend Raghav to tell you the story of an emerging country, made of greatly skilled, friendly and smart people.

Looking at India and its innovation ecosystem.

Did you ever think in deep about India? As a market? As a challenger? By getting to know Indian people, by understanding the passion they put into their jobs, you can understand what India’s ecosystem will be in few years. I asked a little help from my friend Raghav to tell you the story of an emerging country, made of greatly skilled, friendly and smart people.

A whole new mind

When We Are – How the Digital Market changes as Society does

(Italian translation of the post follows here – La traduzione in italiano è disponibile qui) In the last few days I have held a couple of short talk+workshops, which I titled “When we are“. The aim was trying to take a picture of the most

A whole new mind

When We Are – How the Digital Market changes as Society does

(Italian translation of the post follows here – La traduzione in italiano è disponibile qui) In the last few days I have held a couple of short talk+workshops, which I titled “When we are“. The aim was trying to take a picture of the most

What’s Behind (and Beyond) Open Source

Did you ever questioned yourself about the very reasons of the Open Source paradigm success? What other fields the collaborative development model is expected to take over, beyond software. To answer these and other questions I felt that Carlo Daffara, a true eminence in the Open Source European landscape, was the right person: come take a look to this fantastic expert talk!

What’s Behind (and Beyond) Open Source

Did you ever questioned yourself about the very reasons of the Open Source paradigm success? What other fields the collaborative development model is expected to take over, beyond software. To answer these and other questions I felt that Carlo Daffara, a true eminence in the Open Source European landscape, was the right person: come take a look to this fantastic expert talk!

Paraimpu: a social tool for the Web of Things

What is the “web of things”? What’s the future of human interaction with objects, web-enabled artifacts, sites, networks?
By mean of Paraimpu project, folks at CRS4 are trying to imagine it and make it real!

Meedabyte hosts today Antonio Pintus, CRS4 senior researcher and team leader, to explain the Paraimpu backing concepts and encourage you to giva a try to the alpha version!

Paraimpu: a social tool for the Web of Things

What is the “web of things”? What’s the future of human interaction with objects, web-enabled artifacts, sites, networks?
By mean of Paraimpu project, folks at CRS4 are trying to imagine it and make it real!

Meedabyte hosts today Antonio Pintus, CRS4 senior researcher and team leader, to explain the Paraimpu backing concepts and encourage you to giva a try to the alpha version!