Rick Ross unfollowed his 17-year-old daughter on Instagram after he found out she was pregnant. A picture of an egg became the most liked post on Instagram, beating out Kylie Jenner. These are perhaps the two greatest parables for humanity’s relationship with social media I’ve ever come across. So where’s the future of social media… Continue reading Exploring the Dark Alleys of Instagram. And other dicey social media communities
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People are learning neurosurgery in VR and being graded by AI
What happens when you cross AI and VR? Sorry, but you get a riddle that doesn’t have a joke at the end. Actually what you get is NeuroVR. A surgical simulator and assessment platform all bundled into one. It’s a model poised to greatly impact education. NeuroVR isn’t an anomaly. It signals the beginning of… Continue reading People are learning neurosurgery in VR and being graded by AI
Forbes Predicts the Next Billion-Dollar Companies. Here’s a few they missed
Not too long ago, Forbes created their annual Next Billion-Dollar Startups list. It’s sort of a prediction list for companies that’ll soon join the nearly 400 unicorns (worth a billion dollars). It’s not a proverbial, blind prediction list. All of these companies have some early traction. They’re a reflection of what’s working now. Not necessarily… Continue reading Forbes Predicts the Next Billion-Dollar Companies. Here’s a few they missed
This hologram told me what to order at a restaurant
The very way in which we share our experiences and upload remnants of our lives online is going to completely change once the metaverse swallows up the Internet. (If you need a quick refresher on the metaverse, check out this video.) As we transition into the metaverse and change our digital lives, how we interact… Continue reading This hologram told me what to order at a restaurant
5 Plays for the Future
Being Boy Future, I often get asked by people of all types, “What do I need to know to stay ahead of the future?” Of course, it’s much more of a rolling answer than it is a one-time rebuttal. But, when the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin asked me to give the keynote… Continue reading 5 Plays for the Future
Google Glass is back and bringing AR to your workplace
You are likely to put on AR glasses at work long before you put them on at home. Kevin Kelly, Wired It’s a little bit heartbreaking, especially as a technophile, knowing that Augmented Reality is going to satisfy enterprise/commercial needs long before it enters the consumer market. But Kevin Kelly’s statement is right on point.… Continue reading Google Glass is back and bringing AR to your workplace
KFC’s Colonel Sanders is now a digital human – Will other iconic brand mascots follow?
Look at digital humans through the lens of a corporation. Digital human influencers are more reliable, trustworthy, and less of a hassle than their flesh-and-blood counterparts. All of their actions are controlled by the organization. Everything about a digital human can be fabricated – from their personality to their struggles to the way they solve… Continue reading KFC’s Colonel Sanders is now a digital human – Will other iconic brand mascots follow?
We create more than 150 million digital maps daily… Meanwhile, you only use Google Maps
Our ability to compile location-based data and create accurate maps is one of the most underrated achievements of humankind. Many of us assume that after the “official” World Map was completed and after Google Earth was released to the masses, that everything about mapping was completed. This could not be further from the truth. Every… Continue reading We create more than 150 million digital maps daily… Meanwhile, you only use Google Maps
Digital Humans Day
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