Who really knows what the “next big thing” will really be, but there are some really great thoughts in this slide-set. Much of this is already here and will certainly continue to grow. Where do you think we’ll be in 2016? And what will 2010 look like from 2016? Oh, for a time machine. Maybe we’ll have one by then?
(via: Buffy Hamilton)
I just loved this quote from a local 12 year old girl.
“I thought about being a pharmacist or lawyer, but at this point I’m kind of counting that before I have to find a major job, they’ll invent a new field that I’ll like and do well in.” (Albany Times Union, Sunday May 25)
And no doubt they will!
I think back to when I was 12 and I know I wasn’t expecting that there would be new careers to choose from in the future. I would be a math teacher, that’s as far as my 12 year old mind got. (Never did do that though.) Yet there have been plenty of new careers ‘invented’ in my lifetime and I’m now doing (and loving) work that I couldn’t have imagined when I was 12 or 24 or even 36.
I just love that this is a part of her expectations. The future will indeed hold exciting, new opportunities for her. Rock on!
April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries.
The speaker is David Lee King, the Digital Branch & Services Manager at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka. He’s written and spoken at conferences about websites, digital experience, working with techies and other technology-library related topics. David is also the author of the recently published book, Designing the Digital Experience.
Library Journal says: “Librarians agree: David Lee King is your go-to guy for simplifying complex technology. King’s real focus, though, is not on the technology itself. “It is,‟ he says, “making sure our focus stays on the user rather than on the great features of new web sites or technology.‟”
The program will be held at Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library on Thursday May 7th and is sponsored by CDLC, MVLS, SALS & UHLS.
Register now before it’s too late!
Hope to see you there!
Looking forward to attending this event next week:
Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? On June 11, 2008, leading authorities on the World Wide Web will gather at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for an old-fashioned debate with a social media twist. The questions for discussion will be shaped and selected by the collective wisdom of Web users from around the world.
After delivering a keynote address, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, will join a panel of experts from academia and industry for a public discussion about the Web’s future. (more…)
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