so I was 13 years old when I first downloaded a song off the internet I can
downloaded a song off the internet I can
downloaded a song off the internet I can still remember that horrible screech of
still remember that horrible screech of
still remember that horrible screech of the dial-up connection a sound that if I
the dial-up connection a sound that if I
the dial-up connection a sound that if I hear it now still immediately takes me
hear it now still immediately takes me
hear it now still immediately takes me back to my parents basement
back to my parents basement
back to my parents basement I remember how you’d click download’ on
I remember how you’d click download’ on
I remember how you’d click download’ on a song and you’d walk away for what
a song and you’d walk away for what
a song and you’d walk away for what seemed like long enough to start and end
seemed like long enough to start and end
seemed like long enough to start and end a middle-school relationship and go back
a middle-school relationship and go back
a middle-school relationship and go back to your computer and fingers crossed no
to your computer and fingers crossed no
to your computer and fingers crossed no one had picked up a phone and the file
one had picked up a phone and the file
one had picked up a phone and the file would actually be there I remember
would actually be there I remember
would actually be there I remember hanging out with my friends in middle
hanging out with my friends in middle
hanging out with my friends in middle school and in the middle of the night
school and in the middle of the night
school and in the middle of the night logging on to chat rooms because we
logging on to chat rooms because we
logging on to chat rooms because we weren’t allowed to go on to chat rooms
weren’t allowed to go on to chat rooms
weren’t allowed to go on to chat rooms and being bombarded with questions about
and being bombarded with questions about
and being bombarded with questions about ASL a phrase that if you don’t know what
ASL a phrase that if you don’t know what
ASL a phrase that if you don’t know what it is then congratulations you’re
it is then congratulations you’re
it is then congratulations you’re probably young now the 1990s seems like
probably young now the 1990s seems like
probably young now the 1990s seems like forever ago on internet terms there were
forever ago on internet terms there were
forever ago on internet terms there were no smartphones no apps
no smartphones no apps
no smartphones no apps no Facebook someone transported from the
no Facebook someone transported from the
no Facebook someone transported from the 1990s to now might not even recognize
1990s to now might not even recognize
1990s to now might not even recognize what we use today as the Internet it’s
what we use today as the Internet it’s
what we use today as the Internet it’s just that different however what I’m
just that different however what I’m
just that different however what I’m here to argue is that many of the ways
here to argue is that many of the ways
here to argue is that many of the ways we understood the Internet in the 1990s
we understood the Internet in the 1990s
we understood the Internet in the 1990s still shape how we talk about it today
still shape how we talk about it today
still shape how we talk about it today and that language limits the way we
and that language limits the way we
and that language limits the way we understand the potential of digital
understand the potential of digital
understand the potential of digital communication so I’m gonna end this talk
communication so I’m gonna end this talk
communication so I’m gonna end this talk by looking at the present in the future
by looking at the present in the future
by looking at the present in the future but before I do that I’m gonna go back
but before I do that I’m gonna go back
but before I do that I’m gonna go back to the good old days of the 1990s and
to the good old days of the 1990s and
to the good old days of the 1990s and since I know you all are dying to know
since I know you all are dying to know
since I know you all are dying to know that first song I ever downloaded it was
that first song I ever downloaded it was
that first song I ever downloaded it was probably Free Bird because of course it
probably Free Bird because of course it
probably Free Bird because of course it was so the image behind me is a series
was so the image behind me is a series
was so the image behind me is a series of zeros and ones that’s binary code and
of zeros and ones that’s binary code and
of zeros and ones that’s binary code and at the base level that’s what all
at the base level that’s what all
at the base level that’s what all digital information consists of zeros
digital information consists of zeros
digital information consists of zeros and ones whether it’s the most romantic
and ones whether it’s the most romantic
and ones whether it’s the most romantic email you’ve ever written or a photo you
email you’ve ever written or a photo you
email you’ve ever written or a photo you just posted to Facebook its zeros and
just posted to Facebook its zeros and
just posted to Facebook its zeros and ones and the 1990s the ability to
ones and the 1990s the ability to
ones and the 1990s the ability to exchange these zeros and ones over
exchange these zeros and ones over
exchange these zeros and ones over communication networks reached a kind of
communication networks reached a kind of
communication networks reached a kind of mythic status with people talking about
mythic status with people talking about
mythic status with people talking about the information superhighway and
the information superhighway and
the information superhighway and focusing on the freedom of connection
focusing on the freedom of connection
focusing on the freedom of connection and speed and identity we had
and speed and identity we had
and speed and identity we had geographers in the 1990s predicting that
geographers in the 1990s predicting that
geographers in the 1990s predicting that the internet was going to lead to the
the internet was going to lead to the
the internet was going to lead to the death
death
death of cities because if we could connect
of cities because if we could connect
of cities because if we could connect with anyone anywhere why do we need to
with anyone anywhere why do we need to
with anyone anywhere why do we need to live in cities any more famous
live in cities any more famous
live in cities any more famous commercials ran that talked about how on
commercials ran that talked about how on
commercials ran that talked about how on the internet there would be no more
the internet there would be no more
the internet there would be no more racism no more sexism no more disability
racism no more sexism no more disability
racism no more sexism no more disability because we’d be able to go online and
because we’d be able to go online and
because we’d be able to go online and construct identity however we want no
construct identity however we want no
construct identity however we want no longer tethered to our physical bodies
longer tethered to our physical bodies
longer tethered to our physical bodies in fact if you go back and read some
in fact if you go back and read some
in fact if you go back and read some writings from the 1990s you can even
writings from the 1990s you can even
writings from the 1990s you can even find predictions that people wouldn’t
find predictions that people wouldn’t
find predictions that people wouldn’t want to have sex in the physical world
want to have sex in the physical world
want to have sex in the physical world anymore because these digital worlds
anymore because these digital worlds
anymore because these digital worlds would be so enticing and I don’t know
would be so enticing and I don’t know
would be so enticing and I don’t know about you but I hope that hasn’t
about you but I hope that hasn’t
about you but I hope that hasn’t actually happened to any of you the way
actually happened to any of you the way
actually happened to any of you the way people understood the Internet in the
people understood the Internet in the
people understood the Internet in the 1990s can be summed up in the dominant
1990s can be summed up in the dominant
1990s can be summed up in the dominant metaphor of the time which was the
metaphor of the time which was the
metaphor of the time which was the metaphor of cyberspace it comes from
metaphor of cyberspace it comes from
metaphor of cyberspace it comes from William Gibson’s new novel Neuromancer
William Gibson’s new novel Neuromancer
William Gibson’s new novel Neuromancer and people talked about the Internet as
and people talked about the Internet as
and people talked about the Internet as a cyberspace and as a metaphor
a cyberspace and as a metaphor
a cyberspace and as a metaphor cyberspace implies a clear division
cyberspace implies a clear division
cyberspace implies a clear division between physical spaces on the one hand
between physical spaces on the one hand
between physical spaces on the one hand and cyber spaces on the other as if the
and cyber spaces on the other as if the
and cyber spaces on the other as if the two are completely separate and no where
two are completely separate and no where
two are completely separate and no where did that reach kind of more of a
did that reach kind of more of a
did that reach kind of more of a pinnacle than in the hype in the 1990s
pinnacle than in the hype in the 1990s
pinnacle than in the hype in the 1990s about virtual reality worlds now we have
about virtual reality worlds now we have
about virtual reality worlds now we have virtual reality now but with the
virtual reality now but with the
virtual reality now but with the comeback of things like oculus rift
comeback of things like oculus rift
comeback of things like oculus rift people talk about it in much more
people talk about it in much more
people talk about it in much more limited terms like virtual reality
limited terms like virtual reality
limited terms like virtual reality gaming or for construction projects and
gaming or for construction projects and
gaming or for construction projects and things like that but in the 1990s people
things like that but in the 1990s people
things like that but in the 1990s people were talking about virtual reality as a
were talking about virtual reality as a
were talking about virtual reality as a kind of all-encompassing world where
kind of all-encompassing world where
kind of all-encompassing world where people would flee from the physical
people would flee from the physical
people would flee from the physical world through virtual reality goggles
world through virtual reality goggles
world through virtual reality goggles and kind of live a separate life online
and kind of live a separate life online
and kind of live a separate life online and then a small degree that was very
and then a small degree that was very
and then a small degree that was very much influenced by popular science
much influenced by popular science
much influenced by popular science fiction at the time and you had major
fiction at the time and you had major
fiction at the time and you had major sociologists talking even about how
sociologists talking even about how
sociologists talking even about how there was a coming war between the world
there was a coming war between the world
there was a coming war between the world of bits which was the digital and the
of bits which was the digital and the
of bits which was the digital and the war of atoms which was the physical with
war of atoms which was the physical with
war of atoms which was the physical with many people talking about how the world
many people talking about how the world
many people talking about how the world of bits was going to win and it wasn’t
of bits was going to win and it wasn’t
of bits was going to win and it wasn’t just virtual reality a later example of
just virtual reality a later example of
just virtual reality a later example of how people talked about the Internet is
how people talked about the Internet is
how people talked about the Internet is somehow kind of separate was the online
somehow kind of separate was the online
somehow kind of separate was the online world Second Life which was released in
world Second Life which was released in
world Second Life which was released in 2003 Second Life didn’t involve VR
2003 Second Life didn’t involve VR
2003 Second Life didn’t involve VR goggles or anything but it let people
goggles or anything but it let people
goggles or anything but it let people construct an avatar and then basically
construct an avatar and then basically
construct an avatar and then basically live a second
live a second
live a second life online it wasn’t a game you didn’t
life online it wasn’t a game you didn’t
life online it wasn’t a game you didn’t compete you didn’t score points or
compete you didn’t score points or
compete you didn’t score points or anything like that you went online
anything like that you went online
anything like that you went online through an avatar to perform the mundane
through an avatar to perform the mundane
through an avatar to perform the mundane tasks of everyday life so people would
tasks of everyday life so people would
tasks of everyday life so people would go shopping they would date they would
go shopping they would date they would
go shopping they would date they would go to bars they would go to clubs and go
go to bars they would go to clubs and go
go to bars they would go to clubs and go dancing with avatars like in this image
dancing with avatars like in this image
dancing with avatars like in this image behind me
behind me
behind me Second Life was kind of the epitome of
Second Life was kind of the epitome of
Second Life was kind of the epitome of that idea of a cyberspace as something
that idea of a cyberspace as something
that idea of a cyberspace as something separate from the physical space where
separate from the physical space where
separate from the physical space where people could no longer be tethered to
people could no longer be tethered to
people could no longer be tethered to their bodies and live a separate life
their bodies and live a separate life
their bodies and live a separate life online now looking back a lot of the
online now looking back a lot of the
online now looking back a lot of the writings about VR from the 90s or Second
writings about VR from the 90s or Second
writings about VR from the 90s or Second Life from the mid 2000s don’t age all
Life from the mid 2000s don’t age all
Life from the mid 2000s don’t age all that well as an internet scholar who was
that well as an internet scholar who was
that well as an internet scholar who was too young to read the stuff at the time
too young to read the stuff at the time
too young to read the stuff at the time I had to go back and read it as a PhD
I had to go back and read it as a PhD
I had to go back and read it as a PhD student and it often seemed to me like
student and it often seemed to me like
student and it often seemed to me like more people were writing about these
more people were writing about these
more people were writing about these things than were ever actually using
things than were ever actually using
things than were ever actually using them neither really took off you don’t
them neither really took off you don’t
them neither really took off you don’t see many people talking anymore about
see many people talking anymore about
see many people talking anymore about the death of cities not many people use
the death of cities not many people use
the death of cities not many people use the metaphor of cyberspace unless
the metaphor of cyberspace unless
the metaphor of cyberspace unless they’re like in a presidential debate or
they’re like in a presidential debate or
they’re like in a presidential debate or something and you certainly don’t see
something and you certainly don’t see
something and you certainly don’t see hopefully many discussions about how
hopefully many discussions about how
hopefully many discussions about how there be no more racism or sexism or
there be no more racism or sexism or
there be no more racism or sexism or anything like that online those things
anything like that online those things
anything like that online those things very much still exist however vestiges
very much still exist however vestiges
very much still exist however vestiges of that thought still very much do
of that thought still very much do
of that thought still very much do survive in the way we understand the
survive in the way we understand the
survive in the way we understand the internet today and one of the main
internet today and one of the main
internet today and one of the main examples and there are many I could go
examples and there are many I could go
examples and there are many I could go to but I think this short phrase kind of
to but I think this short phrase kind of
to but I think this short phrase kind of captures it the best is in the phrase
captures it the best is in the phrase
captures it the best is in the phrase that probably many of us have used which
that probably many of us have used which
that probably many of us have used which is in real life in real life or IRL for
is in real life in real life or IRL for
is in real life in real life or IRL for maybe younger people in less stark terms
maybe younger people in less stark terms
maybe younger people in less stark terms than the discussions of the VR just kind
than the discussions of the VR just kind
than the discussions of the VR just kind of extends that idea of the cyberspace
of extends that idea of the cyberspace
of extends that idea of the cyberspace is somehow separate when people use
is somehow separate when people use
is somehow separate when people use phrases like in real life to talk about
phrases like in real life to talk about
phrases like in real life to talk about what happens online
what happens online
what happens online I guess the implication is that there’s
I guess the implication is that there’s
I guess the implication is that there’s a real life which is things that happen
a real life which is things that happen
a real life which is things that happen face-to-face things that happen in
face-to-face things that happen in
face-to-face things that happen in physical space and then by default there
physical space and then by default there
physical space and then by default there must be an unreal life which is anything
must be an unreal life which is anything
must be an unreal life which is anything that happens online now as an internet
that happens online now as an internet
that happens online now as an internet scholar there’s probably no phrase that
scholar there’s probably no phrase that
scholar there’s probably no phrase that annoys me more than in real life for one
annoys me more than in real life for one
annoys me more than in real life for one thing as someone who got in many
thing as someone who got in many
thing as someone who got in many disagreements with my ex
disagreements with my ex
disagreements with my ex girlfriend over facebook messenger I can
girlfriend over facebook messenger I can
girlfriend over facebook messenger I can assure you that was very real
assure you that was very real
assure you that was very real it wasn’t less real because it happened
it wasn’t less real because it happened
it wasn’t less real because it happened online it had real consequences in the
online it had real consequences in the
online it had real consequences in the physical world anyone who’s been cyber
physical world anyone who’s been cyber
physical world anyone who’s been cyber bullied the fact that it happens on
bullied the fact that it happens on
bullied the fact that it happens on Facebook doesn’t make it any better it’s
Facebook doesn’t make it any better it’s
Facebook doesn’t make it any better it’s still real life it affects a physical
still real life it affects a physical
still real life it affects a physical body and as another point the Internet
body and as another point the Internet
body and as another point the Internet is very real the internet exists the
is very real the internet exists the
is very real the internet exists the Internet consists of a massive amount of
Internet consists of a massive amount of
Internet consists of a massive amount of infrastructure including wires and
infrastructure including wires and
infrastructure including wires and routers and servers and cables that
routers and servers and cables that
routers and servers and cables that literally run across the bottom of the
literally run across the bottom of the
literally run across the bottom of the ocean so there’s no real verse virtual
ocean so there’s no real verse virtual
ocean so there’s no real verse virtual life there’s only one life now despite
life there’s only one life now despite
life there’s only one life now despite phrases like in real life we didn’t end
phrases like in real life we didn’t end
phrases like in real life we didn’t end up with a world of bits versus a world
up with a world of bits versus a world
up with a world of bits versus a world of atoms we didn’t end up with cities
of atoms we didn’t end up with cities
of atoms we didn’t end up with cities dying or anything like that what
dying or anything like that what
dying or anything like that what happened instead was much more
happened instead was much more
happened instead was much more interesting rather than the digital as
interesting rather than the digital as
interesting rather than the digital as something opposed and separate to the
something opposed and separate to the
something opposed and separate to the physical we ended up with the digital
physical we ended up with the digital
physical we ended up with the digital and physical combined in new ways in
and physical combined in new ways in
and physical combined in new ways in what are called hybrid spaces and hybrid
what are called hybrid spaces and hybrid
what are called hybrid spaces and hybrid spaces which are pretty much all spaces
spaces which are pretty much all spaces
spaces which are pretty much all spaces at this point our spaces where people
at this point our spaces where people
at this point our spaces where people use smartphones for example to look up
use smartphones for example to look up
use smartphones for example to look up information about their surrounding
information about their surrounding
information about their surrounding space and that information is determined
space and that information is determined
space and that information is determined by where they are in their surrounding
by where they are in their surrounding
by where they are in their surrounding space so when you use your phone to look
space so when you use your phone to look
space so when you use your phone to look up directions on Google Maps the
up directions on Google Maps the
up directions on Google Maps the information you receive is based on your
information you receive is based on your
information you receive is based on your physical location the information you
physical location the information you
physical location the information you receive then changes how you move
receive then changes how you move
receive then changes how you move through the physical space you follow
through the physical space you follow
through the physical space you follow that route maybe you find a restaurant
that route maybe you find a restaurant
that route maybe you find a restaurant on Yelp smartphones are a big part of
on Yelp smartphones are a big part of
on Yelp smartphones are a big part of this because smartphones represent a
this because smartphones represent a
this because smartphones represent a very different type of Internet than
very different type of Internet than
very different type of Internet than people talked about in the 1990s rather
people talked about in the 1990s rather
people talked about in the 1990s rather than the idea of the online as contained
than the idea of the online as contained
than the idea of the online as contained and separate with smartphones we bring
and separate with smartphones we bring
and separate with smartphones we bring the online out into the physical world
the online out into the physical world
the online out into the physical world every one of you who has a smartphone
every one of you who has a smartphone
every one of you who has a smartphone right now is potentially online and you
right now is potentially online and you
right now is potentially online and you can look up information about the
can look up information about the
can look up information about the building next to you or anything like
building next to you or anything like
building next to you or anything like that now rather than get into kind of
that now rather than get into kind of
that now rather than get into kind of every example I can of hybrid spaces I
every example I can of hybrid spaces I
every example I can of hybrid spaces I instead want to tell a really brief
instead want to tell a really brief
instead want to tell a really brief story a couple weeks ago for Spring
story a couple weeks ago for Spring
story a couple weeks ago for Spring Break I was traveling in Japan as a
Break I was traveling in Japan as a
Break I was traveling in Japan as a tourist I have a new phone plan that
tourist I have a new phone plan that
tourist I have a new phone plan that lets me access data when I’m traveling
lets me access data when I’m traveling
lets me access data when I’m traveling international
international
international so when I was in Japan how I experienced
so when I was in Japan how I experienced
so when I was in Japan how I experienced this these cities that I had never been
this these cities that I had never been
this these cities that I had never been in was very much mediated through my
in was very much mediated through my
in was very much mediated through my smartphone screen so I used Google Maps
smartphone screen so I used Google Maps
smartphone screen so I used Google Maps for example to map routes to where I
for example to map routes to where I
for example to map routes to where I wanted to go which I then walked the
wanted to go which I then walked the
wanted to go which I then walked the digital information very much influenced
digital information very much influenced
digital information very much influenced what streets I took I used other
what streets I took I used other
what streets I took I used other applications to find nearby points of
applications to find nearby points of
applications to find nearby points of interest and I got those points of
interest and I got those points of
interest and I got those points of interest location in relation to where I
interest location in relation to where I
interest location in relation to where I was and I followed them use TripAdvisor
was and I followed them use TripAdvisor
was and I followed them use TripAdvisor to find nearby restaurants and access
to find nearby restaurants and access
to find nearby restaurants and access user generated reviews I went on
user generated reviews I went on
user generated reviews I went on Facebook and used my check-in function
Facebook and used my check-in function
Facebook and used my check-in function to literally use a physical location as
to literally use a physical location as
to literally use a physical location as a marker my digital identity in no small
a marker my digital identity in no small
a marker my digital identity in no small part my experience of Japan was emerging
part my experience of Japan was emerging
part my experience of Japan was emerging of the actual cities I wandered and the
of the actual cities I wandered and the
of the actual cities I wandered and the information I accessed about those
information I accessed about those
information I accessed about those cities it would have been different if I
cities it would have been different if I
cities it would have been different if I didn’t have that smartphone so the
didn’t have that smartphone so the
didn’t have that smartphone so the question then does not become one of
question then does not become one of
question then does not become one of whether I will either flee online or
whether I will either flee online or
whether I will either flee online or wander through the physical world it
wander through the physical world it
wander through the physical world it instead becomes a question of how the
instead becomes a question of how the
instead becomes a question of how the online which is a phrase that really
online which is a phrase that really
online which is a phrase that really barely makes sense anymore since we’re
barely makes sense anymore since we’re
barely makes sense anymore since we’re all kind of perpetually online how the
all kind of perpetually online how the
all kind of perpetually online how the online affects how I wander through the
online affects how I wander through the
online affects how I wander through the physical world and while I’ve been
physical world and while I’ve been
physical world and while I’ve been talking about kind of information we
talking about kind of information we
talking about kind of information we access through phones about physical
access through phones about physical
access through phones about physical space I want to kind of wrap up here by
space I want to kind of wrap up here by
space I want to kind of wrap up here by looking a bit at the future at what’s
looking a bit at the future at what’s
looking a bit at the future at what’s called the Internet of Things the
called the Internet of Things the
called the Internet of Things the Internet of Things refers to the
Internet of Things refers to the
Internet of Things refers to the embedding of the Internet in everyday
embedding of the Internet in everyday
embedding of the Internet in everyday objects so if your toaster was connected
objects so if your toaster was connected
objects so if your toaster was connected to the Internet which is a kind of
to the Internet which is a kind of
to the Internet which is a kind of mundane example um there are already
mundane example um there are already
mundane example um there are already examples on the market of this embedding
examples on the market of this embedding
examples on the market of this embedding of the Internet and objects like smart
of the Internet and objects like smart
of the Internet and objects like smart thermostats that will send you alerts on
thermostats that will send you alerts on
thermostats that will send you alerts on your smartphone based on the temperature
your smartphone based on the temperature
your smartphone based on the temperature your house or will sense your smartphone
your house or will sense your smartphone
your house or will sense your smartphone is low presence and then change settings
is low presence and then change settings
is low presence and then change settings or future examples that people have been
or future examples that people have been
or future examples that people have been talking about for 10 years that I mean I
talking about for 10 years that I mean I
talking about for 10 years that I mean I don’t know if they’ll ever come out but
don’t know if they’ll ever come out but
don’t know if they’ll ever come out but it’s a big example people use our smart
it’s a big example people use our smart
it’s a big example people use our smart fridges that will know what’s in the
fridges that will know what’s in the
fridges that will know what’s in the fridge and send you an alert on your
fridge and send you an alert on your
fridge and send you an alert on your smart phone when you run out of eggs or
smart phone when you run out of eggs or
smart phone when you run out of eggs or when your milk is about to expire
when your milk is about to expire
when your milk is about to expire something like that now experts predict
something like that now experts predict
something like that now experts predict that the Internet of Things this is a
that the Internet of Things this is a
that the Internet of Things this is a future of the Internet with people
future of the Internet with people
future of the Internet with people talking about how tens of billions of
talking about how tens of billions of
talking about how tens of billions of objects will be connected by 2020
objects will be connected by 2020
objects will be connected by 2020 now why am I talking about the Internet
now why am I talking about the Internet
now why am I talking about the Internet of Things because the Internet of Things
of Things because the Internet of Things
of Things because the Internet of Things is yet another reminder that the
is yet another reminder that the
is yet another reminder that the Internet is all around us it’s not
Internet is all around us it’s not
Internet is all around us it’s not separate from us it’s not a cyberspace
separate from us it’s not a cyberspace
separate from us it’s not a cyberspace as objects connect to the Internet in
as objects connect to the Internet in
as objects connect to the Internet in the billions and have conversations
the billions and have conversations
the billions and have conversations behind our back they will use those
behind our back they will use those
behind our back they will use those connections that will decide what we can
connections that will decide what we can
connections that will decide what we can and can’t do in physical space so very
and can’t do in physical space so very
and can’t do in physical space so very different from the idea of people
different from the idea of people
different from the idea of people fleeing online the online is said is
fleeing online the online is said is
fleeing online the online is said is going to come to us and shape how we
going to come to us and shape how we
going to come to us and shape how we live in the physical world so here’s
live in the physical world so here’s
live in the physical world so here’s what I want to leave you with I want to
what I want to leave you with I want to
what I want to leave you with I want to leave you with a bit of a call to action
leave you with a bit of a call to action
leave you with a bit of a call to action and it sounds pretty simple but I’m not
and it sounds pretty simple but I’m not
and it sounds pretty simple but I’m not sure if it’s really as simple as it
sure if it’s really as simple as it
sure if it’s really as simple as it sounds
sounds
sounds I want us to start thinking about the
I want us to start thinking about the
I want us to start thinking about the Internet as real life that’s it no more
Internet as real life that’s it no more
Internet as real life that’s it no more talking about how it didn’t happen in
talking about how it didn’t happen in
talking about how it didn’t happen in real life or this was in real life and
real life or this was in real life and
real life or this was in real life and it’s more consequential somehow no
it’s more consequential somehow no
it’s more consequential somehow no longer imagining wireless internet as if
longer imagining wireless internet as if
longer imagining wireless internet as if it’s not connected to anything all of
it’s not connected to anything all of
it’s not connected to anything all of these things are physical all of these
these things are physical all of these
these things are physical all of these things very much matter take the
things very much matter take the
things very much matter take the Internet of Things example as one thing
Internet of Things example as one thing
Internet of Things example as one thing so if you have a fridge that’s connected
so if you have a fridge that’s connected
so if you have a fridge that’s connected to the Internet that can send you an
to the Internet that can send you an
to the Internet that can send you an alert when you’re out of eggs or when
alert when you’re out of eggs or when
alert when you’re out of eggs or when your milks going to expire that fridge
your milks going to expire that fridge
your milks going to expire that fridge knows what you eat it literally knows
knows what you eat it literally knows
knows what you eat it literally knows what you put in your body and as it
what you put in your body and as it
what you put in your body and as it connects to the internet and shares that
connects to the internet and shares that
connects to the internet and shares that data that is very very real data it’s
data that is very very real data it’s
data that is very very real data it’s real life and that data tells things
real life and that data tells things
real life and that data tells things about your interactions with the
about your interactions with the
about your interactions with the physical world or take smartphones as
physical world or take smartphones as
physical world or take smartphones as example so some of you probably when you
example so some of you probably when you
example so some of you probably when you leave this auditorium today are gonna
leave this auditorium today are gonna
leave this auditorium today are gonna use your phone to maybe get directions
use your phone to maybe get directions
use your phone to maybe get directions home or find somewhere nearby to eat
home or find somewhere nearby to eat
home or find somewhere nearby to eat that information you access is very real
that information you access is very real
that information you access is very real it’s about your place in the physical
it’s about your place in the physical
it’s about your place in the physical world it’s not ethereal data about your
world it’s not ethereal data about your
world it’s not ethereal data about your web browsing or metadata on your phone
web browsing or metadata on your phone
web browsing or metadata on your phone it’s literally about where you’re
it’s literally about where you’re
it’s literally about where you’re located it doesn’t get any more real
located it doesn’t get any more real
located it doesn’t get any more real than that so that’s what I want to leave
than that so that’s what I want to leave
than that so that’s what I want to leave you with we need to stop talking about
you with we need to stop talking about
you with we need to stop talking about the offline and the online as if they’re
the offline and the online as if they’re
the offline and the online as if they’re separate they’re not separate there’s no
separate they’re not separate there’s no
separate they’re not separate there’s no virtual life versus real life we only
virtual life versus real life we only
virtual life versus real life we only have one life
have one life
have one life that’s it thank you
that’s it thank you
that’s it thank you [Applause]
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