Comments on: 2009 MassTLC unConference: Cars (and Tech) Are Ready to Take Flight http://techprgems.com/2009/10/2009-masstlc-unconference-cars-and-tech-are-ready-to-take-flight/ Conversations about PR, social media, technology and marketing -- with a special focus on the social media community in Greater Boston Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:44:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim allik http://techprgems.com/2009/10/2009-masstlc-unconference-cars-and-tech-are-ready-to-take-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Tim allik Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:33:57 +0000 http://techprgems.com/?p=1999#comment-1209 Scott, good post. I agree -- there is definitely a buzz in the high-tech air that wasn't here just a few months ago. Creative ideas are bubbling up at a faster rate thanks in large part to social media, open APIs and open source software. Despite the popularity of television programs like "Kate plus 8," we are in the midst of a new renaissance. Like the European Renaissance, this one is fueled by media. Johannes Gutenberg's introduction of movable type printing in the mid-1400's spread information and ideas in a way that had been unimaginable. This renaissance is catalyzed by social media and OSS. Low cost platforms and distribution have decimated barriers to entry for creative people with ideas, and for companies with vision. Scott, good post. I agree — there is definitely a buzz in the high-tech air that wasn’t here just a few months ago. Creative ideas are bubbling up at a faster rate thanks in large part to social media, open APIs and open source software.

Despite the popularity of television programs like “Kate plus 8,” we are in the midst of a new renaissance.

Like the European Renaissance, this one is fueled by media. Johannes Gutenberg’s introduction of movable type printing in the mid-1400’s spread information and ideas in a way that had been unimaginable.

This renaissance is catalyzed by social media and OSS. Low cost platforms and distribution have decimated barriers to entry for creative people with ideas, and for companies with vision.

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