Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web. "New Rules" (1998) de Kevin Kelly. "Technology is the 7th Kingdom of Life" - A conversati. Kevin Kelly doesn’t need much in the way of introduction to Radar readers. He is a big thinker looking at the intersection of biology, technology and culture. Kevin gave a great High Order Bit at the Web 2.0 Summit and I caught up with him afterward. This interview covers: The impact of the web on our recent electionsThe rich new possibilities for interaction and collaboration afforded by the webThe Wisdom of the Crowds vs. the Stupidity of the MobTechnology is the 7th Kingdom of Life… looking into “what technology wants” This last section (at 7mins 30 secs) is the deepest and most provocative. My favorite quote from the conversation: “We are the sexual organs of technology” Indeed. Kevin Kelly - Web 10.0. How to make your presentations a little better. Since my Google Tech Talk (previously) caught fire last month (it's gotten over 100,000 views so far), I've been receiving a lot of really nice email, comments, and questions about how I put my presentations together.
I'm happy to oblige. First, of course, please understand that I don't pretend to be any kind of expert about this stuff -- I'm barely even a student. I've cobbled together whatever I have right now based mostly on the work of much smarter and more talented people, so I'm not claiming to have invented any of this stuff. I've been fortunate to finally start figuring out the right mix of visuals and presentation style that (I hope) works for my personality and what I have to say. Anyhow, here's what I've been learning so far, starting with the giants on whose shoulders I'd love to stand. Presentation Zen I'll confess that I giggled like a schoolgirl when Garr Reynolds said he was featuring my Google Talk on his site today. Beyond Bullet Points Guy Kawasaki's 10-20-30 Rule.