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SXSW: Drunk at the Wheel, Driving Social Technology

by mtippett | March 11, 2007 at 07:09 pm

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Using drunk driving as a metaphor for progress in social technology works for me. In every web 2 experiment there is an element of unpredictability and recklessness. The idea that someone is somehow guiding all this is an illusion. Here is a nice summary of the chatter at SXSW by adrants:

Perhaps drunk at the wheel sometimes, technology does drive social change. In turn, everyday people are now enabled to be the drivers as well. Similar to the blur of how you got home the night before, there is no longer a clear sobriety line to walk between social interaction and technology. Likewise, a constant negotiation between public and private, business and pleasure, leaves many at polar realms. Understanding the integration versus isolation debate is said to help us understand ourselves, or at least what Kool-aid we drank to get there.

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at 14:48 on March 12th, 2007

wow bitter! this writeup shows a complete lack of understanding about what's going on down here (and in the industry). well, at least the photos are good. :)

you can check out the rest of my SXSW pics here if you're sober enough to click yer mouse.

http://flickr.com/photos/kk/sets/72157594582822538/