Part I: It’s a Zoomable World
Zooming and scaling is a creative way to simply express vast amounts of data in a way we are used to seeing. I blame Google Earth for endlessly exposing detail.
http://www.loosewireblog.com/2007/06/at_last_a_zooma.html
Part II: Photosynth and Seadragon
The ability to realize the human collective potential of the visual web. Prepare to be stunned by Microsoft’s Live Labs.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129
Joe Haldeman explored the concept of sharing of our common humanity for war and for peace in the book. He also extended the concept to include humanity as a single hive-mind. Although frightening, and enlightening, and just plain bad at times, the concept of AI shaping mankind is not a new idea. However, using the social web with limited computer “AI” may be the practical method that will shape our culture for a virtual world as seen by the cyberpunk following. I’m sure not ready to wire up my head.
