The web is now the place where almost every idea is borne. And better yet, where we can all witness the birth and life of most ideas for free. Not just in our own city or country but throughout the world. Billions of people are thinking out loud every day. We simply need to listen.
In the early 90's the web was like a school girl's shoebox. A place to keep memories. Here's a list of songs I like. Here's a collection of my favorite stories. Over here is a catalog of films. Since then the web has morphed from list keeper to the nursery of innovation, knowledge, and new connections.
Today, the web serves as the generator of new knowledge; a garage for the tinkerer, classroom for the curious, lab for the scientist, the writing loft for the freelance journalist, stage for an edgy comic to expose new material, basement studio for the musician, a visual artist's canvas, a photographer's lightbox, ...
I love new ideas. 99.9999% are useless, but .00001% will change the world. How can we find the useful bits? How do we find the trends? Innovation happens when dissimilar ideas rub together. How can we liberate exciting innovation from this miasma? Not for money or fame. But just because it's so damn fun to learn.
Number 1 daughter is now a big shot producer and host of a radio show on WFUV in NYC. She interviewed a Fordham University Law professor on her show this morning.
"The Internet has shaken the foundations of both politics and news. Are colleges next? So says Zephyr Teachout, former director of online organizing for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign. "
My friend Greg Krehbiel over at the Crowhill Blog, in a post entitled, "The free market shoots and kills two bastions of liberaldom?" says huzzah for the internet.
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