The Value of Attention
February 17, 2006By Esther DysonOpenBusiness talked to Esther Dyson about how business models are adapting to an Internet environment that champions openesss. Esther's upcoming PC Forum conference focuses on how Internet users are shifting the balance of power between themselves and institutions. From Open Source to Open Content, new forms of organization, production and distribution are emerging. But how can these ventures produce a revenue and sustain themselves? For how long can we give content away for free? OpenBusiness discussed these and other questions with Esther Dyson, as part of an interview series which has already featured some of the key thinkers on the topic, including Eric von Hippel and Lawrence Lessig.
New Ideas that Matter: Time as a Social Object
February 14, 2006By Esther DysonVIDEO SERIES: Time as a social object: How do users plan their public activities? We look at how events can be traded, shared and enriched, and how such platforms add value to a community.
The Internet of the Future
February 14, 2006By Esther DysonAUDIOCAST: Esther Dyson appears with Lee Rainie, founding director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show. The topic is "The Internet of the Future." Ten years ago, many people didn't have e-mail, and companies were just starting to create their own Web pages. Today, the Internet is becoming ubiquitous, and many people take it for granted. So what will the Internet look like in 2016?
When 2.0: Time and TimingTime is all we've got. Our challenge is allocating that time, intersecting our time with that of others, managing the disposition over time of the resources we control.
December Publication
- PHI for individuals
- Connecting to the system
- Using PHI for public health
- From health care to health
Personal Health Information workshop
Audio excerpts from our recent event
What motivates individuals to record and maintain personal health histories? Where does the data come from? What do patients actually do with these tools?
What is keeping information in silos? How can clinics, hospitals and other institutions work together?
How useful is aggregated personal medical information? How much more can we learn from broader access to data?
Where next? How can we get investors interested? What laws need to change, if any? Or is it all a question of attitude?
- New Ideas that Matter: Negotiating Time
VIDEO SERIES: Negotiating time: How meetings get scheduled is an orthogonal business of social transactions and one that is heating up as more people schedule more meetings. Learn about some new, flexible scheduling services that help busy people find time for each other.
- Robot Requirements: Suspension of Disbelief
The trick to making a robot, Ugobe CEO Bob Christopher tells me, is that you have to make it lifelike enough to engender a "suspension of disbelief" in its user, so that the user treats it as living. The company's first product is Pleo, a $200 robotic pet.
- New Ideas that Matter: Making Time Count
VIDEO SERIES: Making time count: Things improve over time - even calendar and scheduling tools. A new generation of such tools is emerging.
Also in Release 1.0
Our Events
March 12-14, 2006
* new venue this year *
La Costa Resort and Spa
Carlsbad, CA
For 28 years, PC Forum has been the premier gathering for technology-industry executives, investors, entrepreneurs, thinkers and policymakers. Led by Esther Dyson, participants debate technology, business and policy issues facing the industry, discussing ideas and outlining practical business solutions.
recent events
When 2.0
December 6, 2005
Stanford, CA
Audio files from our most recent event are available for download.
Personal Health Information workshop
September 30, 2005
New York, NY
Thanks to all who came together to make the PHI workshop such a great success.
