Mexico, DF — With his light eyes and strawberry blonde hair, Ricardo Suarez does not fit the stereotypical image of someone from Mexico. Same for what he does. On September 12th, he launched an application that aims to become “Mexico’s entertainment reference,” as he explained to me at The Green Corner, a restaurant café in […]
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Winch 5 – Francis Pisani
I’m launching this new blog from Mexico, the first step in a series of trips born from a desire to understand the state of innovation and social media in the five corners of the world. I’m convinced that the majority of life-changing technologies will come soon from places other than Silicon Valley. I lived in […]
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Winch 5 – Francis Pisani
I’m launching this new blog from Mexico, the first step in a series of trips born from a desire to understand the state of innovation and social media in the five corners of the world. I’m convinced that the majority of life-changing technologies will come soon from places other than Silicon Valley. I lived in […]
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Networks as a unifying pattern of life – An interview with Fritjof Capra – Francis Pisani
We all need to better understand networks. Their importanceis growing as a form of organization whose efficiency has been enhanced byinformation technology. The body of knowledge that deals with them hasmushroomed in the last ten years or so. The internet – network of networks – isnow a significant part of the life of hundreds of […]
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Web 2.0: what does it mean for journalism and the media? – Francis Pisani
YouTube has nothing to do with journalism as we know it, but it canteach us a couple of things that we ought to learn. Beyond the fabulous pricefor which it has been bought, it reveals that many people have broadband,produce content and publish it, while others (partly the same) are moreinterested in this view of […]
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Let’s not forget what we owe to the hippies – Francis Pisani
When I arrived from Mexico and war-torn Central America to cover Silicon Valley I was impressed, and more than slightlyskeptical, to find millionaires with some kind of social bent. Money, ofcourse, matters more than revolution around here, but it is not always thewhole picture. This is not easy to understand for a foreigner (and much […]
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Let’s not forget what we owe to the hippies – Francis Pisani
When I arrived from Mexico and war-torn Central America to cover Silicon Valley I was impressed, and more than slightlyskeptical, to find millionaires with some kind of social bent. Money, ofcourse, matters more than revolution around here, but it is not always thewhole picture. This is not easy to understand for a foreigner (and much […]
Posted inenglish, technos, transnets
“Indexing Power,” an interview with Mark Goodstein, X1’s founder – Francis Pisani
Mark Goodstein, X1’s founder answered my questions about his program, how it works, the power of indexation, and why he thinks that his software “makes organization optional.” I used some of his quotes in an article about indexing (in Spanish).Q – What should be understood (and what can you say) of your indexing technology? A […]
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“Relational search,” an interview with Hugh Harlan, The Brain’s founder – Francis Pisani
In order to write the story on The Brain (in Spanish) I asked a few questions to Harlan Hugh, President, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder. He could not answer them in time and they did not appear in the story. Nevertheless, Harlan was kind enough to email his thoughts a few days later, and it […]
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‘BEST STORY, NOT THE BIGGEST BOMB’ – How to fight the terror networks – Francis Pisani
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt codified the strategy that helped the United States overthrow the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. They believe that Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida could still prevail if they got hold of weapons of mass destruction, and the US and its allies must prevent that acquisition. To do so, the US will […]