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Why Aren't More Consumers Buying Online?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/24/MC_Breakfast_with_Ken_and_Ben_Lerer Ken and Ben Lerer, father and son partners of Lerer Media Ventures, argue that future commerce will be transacted almost exclusively online. Today, eCommerce accounts for less than five percent of all commerce, and Ben Lerer believes "people are super stupid" for not capitalizing on a quickly growing market.Collected in foratv's videos Feb 1, 2012 -
The Future of Technology in 90 Seconds
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Future_Shock_Technology_in_the_Next_10_Years Phil McKinney, recently retired vice president and chief technology officer of the $40 billion Personal Systems Group at HP, and Brad Peters, CEO of Burst Inc., a leader in cloud-based business intelligence and analytics, talk about the value of great ideas and the emergent behavior of social media. Watch the full 52-minute program here: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Future_Shock_Technology_in_the_Next_10_Years Some ofCollected in foratv's videos Jan 29, 2012 -
Are Tablets This Generation's Television?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_mobile_2012 Jason Baptiste, CEO and Co-Founder of Onswipe, shares one of his four pillars of where the web is headed. His research shows that tablets will eclipse desktop computers because "it's very personal, and something akin to a leisurely consumption device." ----- In Q4 2010, smartphone shipments overtook those of PCs for the first time.Throughout 2011, we saw traffic from non-PC devices in the U.S.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 26, 2012 -
Venture Capitalist Roger McNamee: 'Google Is Done'
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/28/Elevation_Partners_Director_and_Co-Founder_Roger_McNamee Roger McNamee notices a precipitous decline in Google's search business as a result of the iPhone and other mobile devices, which use apps to access the internet instead of the world wide web. "Because search is falling, I believe that we're being liberated," says McNamee.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 1, 2012 -
How the Internet Can Educate Our Computer 'Overlords'
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge Founder Brewster Kahle discusses the next step for the Internet Archive, which involves making its information accessible to a new type of consumer: computers. He explains that in addition to helping improve artificial intelligence, it's also important to provide information in a format that children will want to consume.Collected in foratv's videos Jan 1, 2012 -
The Wayback Machine: Preserving the History of Web Pages
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge Founder Brewster Kahle discusses the inner workings of the Internet Archive's most famous service, the Wayback Machine. He explains that in addition to providing users a dose of nostalgia, it can also be used to prevent people from rewriting history.Collected in foratv's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
Archive.org: Every Book in the World at Your Fingertips
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Brewster_Kahle_Universal_Access_to_All_Knowledge Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, discusses their mission to digitize all the world's books. He explains that in addition to making the books available online, they've also built bookmobiles that can provide print copies of these books on-demand in impoverished communities.Collected in foratv's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
Brian Eno: Music Apps Are the Beginning of a New Art Form
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/13/Brian_Eno_Anish_Kapoor_Peter_Sellars_in_Conversation Renowned music producer Brian Eno advises people not to dismiss music apps and new media, which he calls the first beginings of a new art form. To make his point, Eno compares living today to living in 1911 and trying to imagine the future of film.Collected in foratv's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
Want to Foster Innovation? Put Down Your iPad and Unplug
Want to Foster Innovation? Put Down Your iPad and Unplug Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011 IBM technology evangelist David Barnes champions boredom as a critical ingredient in fostering innovation.Collected in foratv's videos Oct 10, 2011 -
How China's Digital Infrastructure Creates Hurdles for E-Commerce
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_china Valerie Hoecke, digital experience VP at Benefit Cosmetics, details the challenges of providing a good internet experience for users in China, from outdated browsers to inconsistent network speeds. "The internet is really just heavily overloaded by the amount of growth and new consumers coming on to it," says Hoecke.Collected in foratv's videos Sep 20, 2011 -
OnLive Makes Remote Computing Feel Local
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Steven Perlman, founder and CEO of OnLive, demonstrates the company's latest service, which allows users to remotely run a top-of-the-line computer on any device (laptop, tablet, etc.) in real time over the internet. ----- Flash Mobs Moderated by Jason Tanz, WIRED Funded by Everyone Yancey Strickler, Kickstarter Design by Committee Bre Pettis, MakerBot Industries Making Remote Feel Local Steve Perlman, OnLive NExTWORK is a one-day, inCollected in foratv's videos Aug 19, 2011 -
The Future of Cloud Enabled Devices
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/01/Anthony_Townsend_The_Future_of_Lightweight_Innovation Institute For The Future's Anthony Townsend demonstrates the benefits of Internet connected devices, such as sensors on a bicycle. Townsend explains how people and cities are able to gather data about the environment and use it to implement policies and decisions from a personal to a citywide level.Collected in foratv's videos Aug 16, 2011 -
Google's Justin Baird Pitches Idea for 'Radically Inclusive Democracy'
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/24/Justin_Baird_Battle_of_Big_Thinking Google innovationist Justin Baird presents his proposal for global governance innovation, an idea he calls "radically inclusive democracy." Baird explains that radical inclusion can be applied to civil services, such as voting, where casting ballots online is fast, unbiased, accurate, and inexpensive. "The global community benefits from having this transparent democratic process," says Baird.Collected in foratv's videos Aug 1, 2011 -
HTML5 a Game Changer for Web Publishers, Advertisers
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/28/Elevation_Partners_Director_and_Co-Founder_Roger_McNamee Elevation Partners managing director Roger McNamee predicts HTML5 will be a huge disruptive force for both web publishers and online advertisers. "HTML5 allows you to treat a web page as a brand new canvas, with no rules, no limits -- no crappy Flash," says McNamee.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 26, 2011 -
Mobile Technology: The New Face of Conservation?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/27/Peter_Kareiva_Conservation_in_the_Real_World Peter Kareiva, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, discusses how mobile technology and social networks can be leveraged to foster climate change awareness and inspire the next generation of conservationists. Kareiva envisions an app that would allow users to photograph, geotag and share pictures of wildlife affected by Earth's shifting climate.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 21, 2011 -
Sean Parker: Spotify Fulfills Original Napster Vision
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/22/A_Conversation_with_Jimmy_Fallon_and_Sean_Parker Napster co-founder and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sean Parker discusses one of his hottest new ventures, Spotify. He explains that despite several legal setbacks, the music streaming service (which is huge in Europe) is landing on American shores with a slew of features that will set it above the competition.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 15, 2011 -
The Economics of Music Today
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/28/Elevation_Partners_Director_and_Co-Founder_Roger_McNamee Roger McNamee, Elevation partner and member of the band Moonalice, forecasts the demise of the music industry unless it exploits new technology to sell innovative products to consumers. "This is a moment where people can create something new from whole cloth," says McNamee.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 11, 2011 -
Technology's Role In the Arab Spring Protests
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.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 8, 2011 -
Ed Norton on Crowdrise: A Social Site You'll Care About
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Actor Edward Norton uses his own site Crowdrise, a crowdsourcing site for charitable causes, as an example to argue against Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker assessment that social networks cannot foster substantive relationships. "We didn't want it to be a use and drop utility," says Norton of Crowdrise.Collected in foratv's videos Jul 6, 2011 -
The Hacker Wars: A Threat to Open Networks?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 A panel consisting of 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 war." ----- Reality Check: A Network in Crisis?Collected in foratv's videos Jul 6, 2011
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foratv Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/01/24/MC_Break... Ken and Ben Lerer, father and son partners of Lerer Media Ventures, argue that future commerce will be transacted almost exclusively online. Today, eCommerce accounts for less than five percent of all commerce, and Ben Lerer believes "people are super stupid" for not capitalizing on a quickly growing market.
Feb 1, 2012