Alright, he does not really expect it to stay the same. David Byrne – who has written some of the best songs/lyrics ever, has a journal. He had a tour of the new New York Times digs this month and talks about that in relationship to two things:
1. How will we get our news in the future? (many of us have been bantering this issue about, and here is another post on it from Bob Carney of Maryland)
2. What is appropriate to write when you are invited ‘in’ to check something out? I understand how David Byrne felt. I went to a focus group as a participant with a developer and as exciting as some of his concepts were, something told me he did not want any of it ‘out on the street’ yet. So I asked; and I was correct.
I love technology, I’m obsessive about email; I love texting; staying in touch or hearing from friends on a whim while out – wonderful. Client has a question that I can answer before I’m home or at the office in an hour or two – Terrific. And yet……
Last week, Jill posted a photo of a flyer at a coffee house that made me sit up and take a look. As much as I love all of the above, there are times when I truly only want to pay attention to the person I am with. Maybe a client and I are in the middle of something important. Or more importantly, I am with a friend and I am cherishing the time. Either way, I realized when I saw Jill’s post that being tech savvy doesn’t have to zap my soul.
What do you techies think about the comments David Byrne makes in his journal?
Here is one quote from it:
“….The R&D folks [NYT] mentioned the potential advent of portable devices with tiny projectors that would effectively turn any bit of nearby white surface into a screen about the size of a laptop. Hmmm…Maybe folks would adapt to writing and interacting with little projected versions of their laptop screens?….”
Peace Out – 3C
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1 Reeses Peanut Team // Dec 18, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Although my phone is always with me, I use the vibrate button when I’m with people. I think it’s very rude to interrupt face-to-face contact by answering the phone, looking at it to see who is calling, or texting.
We run the risk of having better “relationships” with faceless people, than with ‘real’ people. But as we well know, it can be addictive.
2 Carole Cohen // Dec 18, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Very addictive Elaine but never the exact same ‘high’ as personal in your face interaction, when you can see the smile in someone’s eyes as you discuss something, or share brainstorming ideas fast and furious. Both are good though! lol
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