Category Archives: IoT

What’s wrong with bots is they’re not ours

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Doc Searls

In Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened?, Justin Lee (@justinleejw) nicely unpacks how chatbots were overhyped to begin with and continue to fail their Turing tests, especially since humans in nearly all cases would  rather talk to humans than … Continue reading →

Posted in bots, Business, Internet, IoT, Quote, VRM | 6 Comments

The Giant Zero

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Doc Searls

Many years ago, Craig Burton shared the best metaphor for the Internet that I have ever heard, or seen in my head. He called it hollow sphere: a giant three-dimensional zero. He called it that because a sphere’s geometry best … Continue reading →

Posted in Future, Geography, Geology, history, infrastructure, Internet, IoT, Technology | 6 Comments

We can all make TV. Now what?

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Doc Searls

Look where Meerkat and Periscope point. I mean, historically. They vector toward a future where anybody anywhere can send live video out to the glowing rectangles of the world. If you’ve looked at the output of either, several things become clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadcasting, Business, Culture, Fun, Future, Gear, history, Ideas, infrastructure, Internet, IoT, Law, Life, Links, Live Web, music, News, Photography, Politics, privacy, problems, Technology | 9 Comments

The most important event, ever

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Doc Searls

IIW XX, the 20th Internet Identity Workshop, comes at a critical inflection point in the history of VRM: Vendor Relationship Management, the only business movement working toward giving you both independence from the silos and walled gardens of the world; … Continue reading →

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Why EULAs suck for the Internet of Things

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Doc Searls

I’ve been asked how EULAs — End User License Agreements — might affect the Internet of Things, now becoming better known as the IoT. Good question. The topic is hot: Development, however, is another story. There we are headed straight into a log-jam that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Ideas, infrastructure, Internet, IoT, Personal, Personal clouds, problems, Technology, VRM | 1 Comment