Here are some brief notes that I took during this keynote:
In theory there is one device that does everything, however more and more we are seeing a ton of devices that are each quite specialized, yet all connected to the internet.
Power of the Click
With this we determine what we want and when we want it.
As with ebay – there is not one click for this and that, but every aspect of selling items from one person to another, in turn they have created a large database of selling reputations.
Website is not for you! It’s for the Customer! It must empower the student not the teacher. Internet should not be a tool for collecting data to market better to us.
There is never a downtime for internet now. People are relocated all over the world, yet using local sites.
Compliance should be implied, it is so easy to say no. Challenge what the security problems may be and an item, software, system is turned down. Shift the burden of proof to the compliance/security officer.
Killer application – email
However most emails to companies get unanswered. (you can’t call many 1-800 numbers around the world)
Many great points about things that should be simple and obvious to the creators of internet sites that change their focus to that of serving the customer first and fore most.
Schools and libraries will change more and more. More children are being home schooled and the internet will be a large component of this learning. Libraries will grow in size for more space for collaboration of families and authors to meet readers.
Are we going to accommodate the internet or give more and more choice to customers and in turn empower all of those people that we deal with daily.
Bubble 2001-2002 (people lost jobs, investments) – not an internet bubble and had not much to do with it. People got carried away with the thought that investments were profits. People were using internet ideas to solve problems that didn’t truly exist.
7 characteristics of opportunities in front of us:
fast
- major carriers are the largest threat to the internet, they don’t really want the competition
- japan has yahoo broadband, 10x faster then US and less cost – no break through they just deregulated the components that support the internet
- BPL – broadband power line – gets electricity and internet through
- can the internet handle all this – yes, because it is highly distributed.
- torrents of bits – protocol for downloading huge files (games, movies, software)
always on
- dial is almost all gone, except in some remote areas
- IP everything , all connect to the internet (many appliances)
- WiFi vs WiMax – deliver broadband into a community and then wirelessly deliver to homes. – It would be nice to be connected to internet no matter where you are, that wireless connections exist everywhere. Operators of internet areas (ie: Verizon) do not want this. They want to limit this to protect themselves.
- US ranked 14th in how much broadband is available
- France now is partnering with power companies to ensure everyone has wireless
- *cantenna, largest distance to get WIFI 75 miles (in desert)
everywhere
- where is the internet anyway? PC is synonymous with internet, but the internet should be where ever we are (iPhone, PDA, mobile, etc)
- Opera (Norway) – make browsers for things. Best browser for mobile devices – free. Move the internet off the desktop and onto your “belt” (skyfire, android)
- iPhone has put down the gauntlet – but the technology they use is not proprietary
- cost to actually send data over the internet is pennies, but we are charged a great deal for “long distance”
- Voice 2.0 (1800free411, jingle networks, cellspinsoft, pcmobilizer, tuktumi, ribbit, maxroam, sms services)
- sms – not texting one another, but increasing business applications ie: every charge on you credit card goes through your mobile
natural
- social networking is not just social – business, jobs, networks
- facebook is no longer just gaming applications, but many business and learning applications
- How many profiles do we need all over the net? One profile that other applications access.
- Blogging/podcasting – still early in development, still growing – empowers people (here’s what I learned today, here’s what I want to share)
- gaming – key skills in elearning – knowing how to collaborate, communicate, get big jobs done with limited resources
easy
intelligent
- semantic web – a name means something, a location, a history. Clicking on one item gives you more information about it
- increasing tags
trust
- security – there are great tools out there, they do cost but they will help you feel more secure
- we don’t need more laws – they don’t work because of exceptions
We need to think outside in with the internet.
Think big, act bold, start simple, iterate fast
Build a framework for choice and services
Get a taste of net attitude: talk to kids