Hace tiempo estaba indeciso, ahora ya no estoy tan seguro

Este es otro libro del ese enorme montón que me prestaron a finales de verano y que os llevo mostrando a cuenta gotas desde hace más de un mes… Realmente con este libro tengo la sensación de que la revolución de la que está hablando tal vez ya ha comenzado y esta madurando en estos momentos. La tecnología móvil ha evolucionado mucho desde el principio de la década, y aunque aquí vayamos con algo de retraso con respecto a otras zonas del planeta, la verdad es que cada día se convierte en algo imprescindible en nuestras relaciones sociales. Y no solamente para hablar con otras personas, sino para acceder a internet y comunicarse a través de redes sociales con una gran cantidad de gente desde cualquier punto del planeta…

De la contraportada

«Rheingold put a label to the social revolution that will define this decade. Smart Mobs describes how we will intereact with each other, and with the new electronic companions invading our lives. This is an extraordinarily important book, rich in implications for everyone from teens and CEOs, to parents and Pentagon generals.»

Paul Saffo, Director, Institute for the Future.

«To track where technology bends society, I’ve learned to follow Howard Rheingold. He always leads a grand tour, and this time is no different. In this book, he takes you to the edge of the global brain as made ral by thumb tribes and mobile networks. You don’t wat to leave.»

Kevin Kelly, Editor-at-Large, Wired

«Rheingold has thought deeply about the way our technologies enhance and even create new bonds between human beings. From techno-animism and hyper-coordination, to smartifacts and social networks, this insightful and engaging guided tour through the next communications renaissance is at turns inspiring, frightening, but always fascinating. Smart Mobs is Rheingold’s greatest achievement.

Douglas Rushkoff author of Coercion, Media Virus, and Nothing Sacred, Professor, New York University’ Interactive Telecommunications Program.

«Howard Rheingold has always been about ten years ahead of the rest of us, but Smart Mobs may be his most visionary book yet. Anyone interested in the future of technology and society will find this book fascinating reading.»

Steven Johnson, author of Emergence and Interface Culture

«Smart Mobs is hot on the trail of technology tha is hot-wiring social networks around the world, with unexpected and fascinating implications for al of us.»

David Weinberger, author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto

«I congratulate Howard Rheingold on his very thorough summary of one of the greatest transformations of human society – perhaps even more profound that the development of writing.»

Sir Arthur C. Clarke

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Well, that’s the theory, anyway. In practice, the process is occasinally noisy and unpleasant. Heated arguments can take place at scientific conferences. Reviewers are sometimes accused of obstructing the publication of results that contradict their own work, and editors are accused of bias. Rivalries develop that are as strong as anything that takes place on the playing field. Foolish work may find its way into print, while a spectacular insight becomes mired in some petty dispute. And yet, overall, the system works amazingly well: good work eventually rises to the top, while the clutter of shoddy science remains manageable.

Y otra cita más del mismo libro

In 1911, the U.S. patent commissioner, annoyed that so much Patient Office time was being spent on impossible ideas, ruled that a patent application for a perpetual motion machine could not be submitted until one year after an actual operating model of the machine was filed with the Patent Office. If the machine was still running at the end of the year, the application would be accepted. None of the devices turned out to be quite that perpetual, and the new ruling seemed to bring an end to patent applications for perpetual motion machines.

Voodoo Science por Robert L. Park

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