Comments on: If-Then and Antiquities of the Future http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: A World Lit With Sensors and Clothed in Data | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-31386 A World Lit With Sensors and Clothed in Data | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:18:32 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-31386 [...] about to go onstage and give a talk about the themes of the upcoming book at Time Warner, and one thing I’m going to show is this video from Oblong Industries, an [...] [...] about to go onstage and give a talk about the themes of the upcoming book at Time Warner, and one thing I’m going to show is this video from Oblong Industries, an [...]

]]> By: Time To Begin, Again | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-31340 Time To Begin, Again | John Battelle's Search BlogJohn Battelle's Search Blog Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-31340 [...] title was “What We Hath Wrought.” Now, I’m thinking it’ll be called “If/Then.” I may yet call it “If/Then…Else” – or, as I wander through this [...] [...] title was “What We Hath Wrought.” Now, I’m thinking it’ll be called “If/Then.” I may yet call it “If/Then…Else” – or, as I wander through this [...]

]]> By: It’s Hard to Lay Fallow | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-30031 It’s Hard to Lay Fallow | John Battelle's Search Blog Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:55:42 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-30031 [...] to step away from the Web 2 Summit as inevitable for two main reasons. First, I needed to work on the book, and there didn’t seem to be room for such an ambitious project if I kept my two other day [...] [...] to step away from the Web 2 Summit as inevitable for two main reasons. First, I needed to work on the book, and there didn’t seem to be room for such an ambitious project if I kept my two other day [...]

]]> By: Jaron Lanier: Something Doesn’t Smell Right | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29497 Jaron Lanier: Something Doesn’t Smell Right | John Battelle's Search Blog Tue, 08 May 2012 21:11:13 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29497 [...] You Are Not A Gadget has been on my reading list for nearly two years, and if nothing else comes of this damn book I’m trying to write, it’ll be satisfying to say that I’ve made my way through any number of important works [...] [...] You Are Not A Gadget has been on my reading list for nearly two years, and if nothing else comes of this damn book I’m trying to write, it’ll be satisfying to say that I’ve made my way through any number of important works [...]

]]> By: steve harmon http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29390 steve harmon Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:28:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29390 Hi John, just sent you an email with a title idea.  Hi John, just sent you an email with a title idea. 

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29356 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29356 Where there is a gap, there is opportunity. I'd not be surprised if there were apps and services in the future that connected people who had different worldviews, intentionally. Where there is a gap, there is opportunity. I’d not be surprised if there were apps and services in the future that connected people who had different worldviews, intentionally.

]]> By: Dave Goetz http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29355 Dave Goetz Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:54:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29355 I am a fan of all things social. But I wonder if social contributes, if only a bit, to the increasing tribalism and isolationism that we find in Washington - and in the rest of the world. The fundamental ability to be in community with someone with a completely different worldview seems basic to a strong social fabric. Social seems to enable both sides to be in conversation mostly with themselves, even though the opportunity is for something much greater. Perhaps that's not true ... though it feels true. The Peace of Westphalia, which symbolized the emergence of the nation state, may be in jeopardy ... so what will hold us together as a people and as a nation, other than a killer food photo on Pinterest? Many writers have spotted the tribalism trend, which correlates with postmodernism... Like most change, it's both good and bad, and not one or the other, I suppose. I am a fan of all things social. But I wonder if social contributes, if only a bit, to the increasing tribalism and isolationism that we find in Washington – and in the rest of the world. The fundamental ability to be in community with someone with a completely different worldview seems basic to a strong social fabric. Social seems to enable both sides to be in conversation mostly with themselves, even though the opportunity is for something much greater. Perhaps that’s not true … though it feels true.

The Peace of Westphalia, which symbolized the emergence of the nation state, may be in jeopardy … so what will hold us together as a people and as a nation, other than a killer food photo on Pinterest? Many writers have spotted the tribalism trend, which correlates with postmodernism… Like most change, it’s both good and bad, and not one or the other, I suppose.

]]> By: Anonymous http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29354 Anonymous Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29354 I appreciate the thought, Dave. I want it to be big. In fact, I've been struggling with this very question all week. I don't think I can but tie it to a much larger frame. I appreciate the thought, Dave. I want it to be big. In fact, I’ve been struggling with this very question all week. I don’t think I can but tie it to a much larger frame.

]]> By: Dave Goetz http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29352 Dave Goetz Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:59:00 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29352 John, I'm not sure how to say this, but I hope the book has a big thesis, more along the lines of de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, or at least Bellah's book, Habits of the Heart. I think a fundamental question is whether you are using the digital symbols to develop a much larger idea, or are the symbols themselves the idea. I would like to know whether the shifts now going on, especially the social, are really shaping culture - are we becoming better people, more focused on community (local, the earth, etc), and are we truly grappling with some of the larger issues that threaten the planet. Or are we simply becoming slightly more narcissistic. Nothing wrong with that, I suppose, but not interesting. I'd love to read a book that can translate current reality into the so what? for humanity. I think your thesis needs to be very big. John,

I’m not sure how to say this, but I hope the book has a big thesis, more along the lines of de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, or at least Bellah’s book, Habits of the Heart. I think a fundamental question is whether you are using the digital symbols to develop a much larger idea, or are the symbols themselves the idea. I would like to know whether the shifts now going on, especially the social, are really shaping culture – are we becoming better people, more focused on community (local, the earth, etc), and are we truly grappling with some of the larger issues that threaten the planet. Or are we simply becoming slightly more narcissistic. Nothing wrong with that, I suppose, but not interesting. I’d love to read a book that can translate current reality into the so what? for humanity. I think your thesis needs to be very big.

]]> By: What Doesn’t the Valley Understand About Washington? | John Battelle's Search Blog http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/04/if-then-and-antiquities-of-the-future.php#comment-29302 What Doesn’t the Valley Understand About Washington? | John Battelle's Search Blog Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:10:44 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/?p=6129#comment-29302 [...] nation’s capital to steep in its culture a bit, and get some first hand reporting done for the book. I met with about a dozen or so folks, including several scholars, the heads of the FCC and FTC, [...] [...] nation’s capital to steep in its culture a bit, and get some first hand reporting done for the book. I met with about a dozen or so folks, including several scholars, the heads of the FCC and FTC, [...]

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