I fear that I can no longer travel without technology. Twenty years ago, I loved getting on a bus in West Africa and taking off for a city I'd never been to before, relying on advice from out-of-date travel books and fellow passengers on the bus. Now, I end up using TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Google Maps. I probably eat and sleep better when I'm on the road, but I miss the mystery of travel when it was more random and unpredictable.
Ethan ZuckermanIt's fine to have social media that connects us with old friends, but we need tools that help us discover new people as well.
Ethan ZuckermanCute. I'm on the waitlist to beta a new product, and have been offered the chance to move up in the list if I tweet about it. Not doing so.
Ethan ZuckermanIt's becoming clear that the world is listening, so now we're trying to get new groups of people talking.
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