2009 - the year I became Facebook friends with Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf on Facebook, that's what's up! I've always been a fan of Vint Cerf (if you already don't know all about him read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf) and watched youtube videos covering interviews with the man. But only a few sleepless nights ago, I wondered to myself if Vint Cerf is on Facebook. I searched, and poof! There he was. I sent a request to become his Facebook friend and magically here is my new Facebook friend - Vint Cerf.

"OMG" ! That's what's up!

So the other day I was taking lunch with my girlfriend on Beverly Drive off of Charleville in Beverly Hills and she pointed out to me the conversation these two approximately 6 year old kids were having. The older sister was telling the younger brother "Maybe instead of 'o my god' we should use 'OMG'". Now I know we are the home growers of trend setters here in Los Angeles, but this goes to show the impact of the Internet (social networking / dating / entertainment) on us. Vint Cert (founder of the Internet's TCP/IP) who holds the position of Internet Evangelist at Google pointed out during his conference on Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century that the next generation of Internet users will be introduced to the Internet via mobile devices. While Googooling around "the future of social networking" I eventually got led to Danah Boyd's blog and found this interesting article on Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites:
The Role of Networked Publics in Teenage
Social Life where she points out a quote on teenagers not existing for their friends if they don't have a Myspace.

Cisco On-Stage Telepresence Holographic Video Conferencing

I was reading up on Kehles' blog about Cisco's TelePresence product. The Cisco TelePresence product is a collaboration between Musion and Cisco. Watch the demo on their site here.

Bardia Afshin Facebook is up. Add me and hit me up.

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Check yourself before you wreck yourself! PlanetEureka.com is up!

Eureka from Planet Euraka is up! I just read this article on Planet Eureka. What is it about? It's about connecting INNOVATORS of all ages and education backgrounds with Corporations/Businesses of small to large sizes in plain English (no confusing jargon). I've signed up for their news updates, I'll keep you updated with what the word is on the street. In the meantime, if you're interested for more information you can read about on About.com and Tuscal news or better yet Google it for yourself

Cluster Map is on! - Bardia Afshin's Blog

I wanted to keep track of who's visiting my blog (besides moi). Check it out for yourself and give it a try from over here Cluster Map

Burma is up! with Eric Szmanda & Jjorja Fox

Eric Szmanda & Jjorja Fox are featured in today's video for the Burma awareness campaign.


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