Symposium 10 –
Take away from the 80/20 reading – understanding a mechanism for how networks develop.
The idea that even though we have these hubs that create more links over time the newer nodes can flourish in this system
Hubs deteriorate and newer nodes become hubs (yahoo turning into google, how did this happen)
Protocols determine the structures in a broader sense – gallaway
http://oracleofbacon.org/
Kevin bacon is a hub as he is a journeyman actor who has acted in hundreds of movies
Hollywood is a small world network
Writing has fundamentally charged how we function, allows us to document and store knowledge
SMS was just meant to be used for business and now our primary use of communication
We just have to make the experience of using the ipod better.
Ipod came in disrupted the flow and redefined the market place
Apple is a media publishing company…every publisher chooses what they publish
Apple get to vet all contact – worlds largest media company (not technology, media)
Techniques are always a response to technology?
Technique existed before the technology