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A disconnect.

As I spend this week at Entrepreneur Week and events like BarCampWaterloo I'm noticing a disconnect.

At BarCampWaterloo most people had their laptops open, blogging, twittering, and checking email, yet were fully involved in the conversation.They just had multiple information channels going simultaneously.

At the EntrepreneurWeek events, I'm one of the rare people with a laptop open. Some people have devices like BlackBerries, and I guess they feel that having email access means that they are connected. But with the multiple flows of information available now, email just isn't enough.

As we move forward into the always on, always connected world, it makes me feel very comfortable that there are people around me who get it, and who realize the collaborative power of these tools.

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Posted by larry at October 2, 2007 09:38 PM | TrackBack

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Hi Larry,

I keynoted the Association of Canadian Ergonomists conference yesterday. The exact same thing! I was shocked there were no laptops open, no people Twittering, no one taking my picture (okay, it was 8am and I'm not pretty at 8am).

I commented on it in the middle of my presentation. I thought it was because I wasn't engaging the audience. I thought they weren't interested.

Always on, always connected, always comparing what's being said to who else said it.

Posted by: David Crow on October 17, 2007 03:59 PM
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