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Spectral Opportunities. Andrew Lippman Media Lab lip@mit.edu January, 2008. Disruptors: Speed kills. 2000: Technology was the disruptor 2008: The disruptor is speed Clock rate of society Diffusion of ideas + collaboration Business plans go stale quickly.
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Spectral Opportunities Andrew Lippman Media Lab lip@mit.edu January, 2008
Disruptors: Speed kills • 2000: Technology was the disruptor • 2008: The disruptor is speed • Clock rate of society • Diffusion of ideas + collaboration • Business plans go stale quickly Social development enabled by technology
Founding Dates YouTube 2/14/2005 FaceBook 2/4/2004 Second Life (beta) 2003
Spectral Examples: Identity • Identity • A technology is RFID • Fixed, isolated, imperfect, brittle Active Identity • Challenge • Communicate • Cooperate Symmetry
Spectral Oportunities: Security • Halifax/San Francisco vs Katrina/VA Tech • The basis is context: • Who can help • Who should know • Mashing up the real world It’s not about 911
Scaling Opportunistic connectivity -- subscription-free More radios = more bandwidth Cooperative application support Semantic support Breadcrumbs, again
Fluid Voice “Communications enhanced voice” Audio spaces “Hi-phonelity”