July 29th, 2007
You know the boom is back when hot chicks cruise for tech guys at big parties thrown by tech guys. Congratulations to Michael Arrington on the success of TechCrunch 9.
Sexual selection is all about choosing the fittest to survive, and smart girls know techies are the fittest to survive in the emerging Earth. Fuck me, […]
By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments
May 5th, 2007
Remember all those funky-looking antique maps from the Age of Exploration? Well, here’s a funky-looking early map of the Age of Participation.
So where are you on the map?
(Via Fred Wilson.)
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By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment
April 22nd, 2007
Google just launched a new button for the Google Toolbar, and Emerging Earth will do the same. Stay abreast of emerging technologies changing your world, from anywhere on the Web, with the Emerging Earth Google Toolbar button. Click here to install to your Google Toolbar.
If you don’t have the Google Toolbar yet, you can download […]
By Mike Abundo -- 0 comments
March 26th, 2007
1.5 exabytes of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year — more than was generated in the previous 5,000 years.
If you still doubt the imminence of the emerging Earth, Living in Exponential Times should clear some of your doubts. Singularity in 2013, baby. Heck, Google’s already building an AI.
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By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments
March 5th, 2007
This is, by far, the most awesome thing any TV network has ever done on YouTube: no strongarm tactics, no unsupported unofficial channels. Just good old-fashioned full-on viral marketing support.
The BBC has just signed an unprecedented deal with YouTube. Marshall Kirkpatrick summarizes the key points of the deal, to wit:
# The BBC will create two […]
By Mike Abundo -- 7 comments
March 1st, 2007
Hey there everyone! As you can probably tell by now there’s a new sheriff in town on the Emerging Earth.
Mike Abundo is taking over the reigns and I believe he’s already doing a great job and it’s just his first day! After a mutual agreement between the great leadership team at b5 and myself, it […]
By Jason -- 1 comment
March 1st, 2007
2007 is the year of the widget. Put the emerging Earth on your desktop or blog with these widgets by MuseStorm.
Emerging Earth Web Widget
Emerging Earth Yahoo! Widget
Emerging Earth Google Gadget
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By Mike Abundo -- 1 comment
March 1st, 2007
If the egg’s shell does not break, the chick will die without being born. We are the chick; the egg is the world. If the world’s shell does not break, we will die without being born. Break the world’s shell! For the sake of revolutionizing the world!
– Kunihiko Ikuhara, paraphrasing Hermann Hesse.
Hello everyone. My name […]
By Mike Abundo -- 4 comments
February 27th, 2007
Anyone else having problems getting off of Dr. Dobb’s and the CMP Tech Network mailing lists? This kind of thing is why I consider AND MARK anything I receive from them now as spam.
I have followed their directed instructions REPEATEDLY to get off their mailing lists to no avail, even after confirmation messages on their […]
By Jason -- 1 comment
February 26th, 2007
I can’t believe it, but I actually know someone that’s met the maximum limites of their Gmail account, Jeremy Wright (CEO of b5media) has hit 99% used space in his Gmail account.
I’m sure I don’t have anything to worry about though, I’m still looking at a cool 91% still available to me, or a little […]
By Jason -- 2 comments
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