{"id":36684,"date":"2013-01-22T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=36684"},"modified":"2013-01-22T17:08:04","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:08:04","slug":"the-coming-automatic-freaky-contextual-world-and-why-were-writing-a-book-about-it-scoble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/01\/22\/the-coming-automatic-freaky-contextual-world-and-why-were-writing-a-book-about-it-scoble\/","title":{"rendered":"The coming automatic, freaky, contextual world and why we\u2019re writing a book about it [Scoble]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coming automatic, freaky, contextual world and why we\u2019re writing a book about it<\/strong><\/a> — from scobleizer.comby Robert Scoble<\/p>\n

Excerpt (emphasis DSC)<\/span>:<\/em><\/p>\n

First, the short version of today\u2019s news. Shel Israel and I are collaborating on a book, titled, The Age of Context: How it Will Change Your Life and Work.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The long version:<\/p>\n

A new world is coming. It\u2019s scary. Freaky. Over the freaky line, if you will. But it is coming. <\/span>Investors like Ron Conway and Marc Andreessen are investing in it. Companies from Google to startups you\u2019ve never heard of, like Wovyn or Highlight, are building it. With more than a couple of new ones already on the way that you\u2019ll hear about over the next six months.<\/p>\n

First, the trends. We\u2019re seeing something new happen because of:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Proliferation of always-connected sensors.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. New kinds of cloud-based databases.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. New kinds of contextual SDKs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A maturing in social data that nearly everyone is participating in.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Wearable computers and sensors like the Nike FuelBand, FitBit, and soon the Google Glasses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Also see:<\/em><\/p>\n