- -: Project Masiluleke: Texting to Fight HIV in South Africa
March 28, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/20/Andrew_Rasiej_Technology_and_the_Future_of_WeGovernment Andrew Rasiej, the founder of Personal Democracy Forum, discusses "We-Government," a movement in which simple innovations aligned with technology, public data, and social media address vital issu...
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- -: Mapping a Bird's Brain Would Take Many Google Earths
March 31, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/16/Mapping_the_Brain_and_Neural_Architectures Richard Hahnloser describes a significant obstacle to reconstructing neural networks of the brain. To map out the connections in a one millimeter sphere of a brain would require more data than it would take t...
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- -: When Disaster Strikes, Ushahidi Gives Social Check-Ins a Purpose
May 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/Advancing_the_New_Machine_Disaster_Responsev Patrick Meier, director of crisis mapping and partnerships at the non-profit tech company Ushahidi, explains how digital devices are capable of crowdsourcing real-time information to create maps of disaster...
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- -: Content Is King: The Internet's Impact on Network TV
May 25, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/05/Jim_Lanzone_Roundtable_Breakfast CBS Interactive president Jim Lanzone discusses the changing tastes of media consumers, and how Internet content is affecting network television. ----- The Paley Center for Media presents a conversation with Jim Lanz...
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- -: Social Networks: Is the Novelty Wearing Off?
May 31, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/top_ten_tech_trends_2011 Panelists at the Churchill Club's annual Top Ten Tech Trends event debate whether or not social networks are beggining to develop an "uncool factor" among early adopters. Futurist Paul Saffo predicts a shift towards "m...
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- -: Are You Lurking? The 90-9-1 Principle of Social Media
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/26/The_Psychology_of_Twitter Social networks like Twitter boast ever-climbing rates of use, but how many account holders are actually participating? A panel of Australian media experts discusses the 90-9-1 principle of social media, which has it that 90 ...
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- -: In Screen We Trust? The Dangers of Malleable Data
June 16, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_information Future Crimes founder Marc Goodman discusses the inherent danger of malleable data in the digital age. In an era where man and machine coexist, Goodman warns it's not wise to always trust the information displayed on the scre...
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- -: The Hacker Wars: A Threat to Open Networks?
July 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Panelists Paul Sagan, Pradeep Sindhu, and Tim Wu discuss the implications of recent security breaches caused by various hacker groups. "On the state level we moved from this fear of nuclear war," says Sagan, "to the fear of cyber ...
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- -: Technology's Role In the Arab Spring Protests
July 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, elaborates on the role Twitter and other social media tools have played in the Arab Spring demonstrations and protests. "Technology accelerates everything," says Cohen. ----- The Engine of ...
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- -: Will Google Plus End Google's Social Losing Streak?
July 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/19/Steven_Levy_Inside_Google Steven Levy discusses Google's attitude toward its less-than-stellar track record in the social network arena. Levy explains that while employees readily admit to their past failures, they are intent on gaining a foothold in ...
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