the future: Modern Convenience... - 03/27/15 09:13 AM
Among a few fond memories I have of the later 1950’s (I was just a young'n then) is the advertising in magazines, newspapers and on television. We were all going to live a wonderful modern life with amazing products that would bring us every convenience.
We'd see the USA in a Chevrolet and take in the rugged west like a cowboy in Marlboro Country. If we didn’t feel so good we had Alka-Seltzer for speedy results and eased our tensions with Beech-Nut Gum, always a refreshing peppermint flavor. 
We paused for a refresher with Coca Cola, it's a natural! And ate Rowntree’s Fruit … (17 comments)

the future: A few more gadgets, apps, and gizmo's... - 03/05/12 11:51 AM
Clay Shirky gave the keynote address at the 2011 Penn State TLT Symposium (the symposium for teaching and learning with technology). I appreciate Clay for his keen insight and his ability to articulate how socially adopted advancements in technology change the social and economic landscape. Simply put, when we change the way we communicate we change the way we behave.
It's a great conversation, I highly recommend it.
In the last few moments Clay sums it up with... It’s not just about adding some new tools to an existing ecosystem. It’s about building a new ecosystem.

And that’s exactly our … (6 comments)

the future: Moving Your Future - 05/17/11 03:56 PM

I became a big science fiction fan as a kid, especially in my teens. I read Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Poul Anderson to name a few. In my 20’s I discovered Frank Herbert, Ursula K. Le Guin and later William Gibson and others. I love their stories because no matter what future and technology they conjured up, these writers delved into the human condition.
I know I left out a lot of great authors, but my point today is not so much about science fiction (although there’s a big tie in coming up) it’s … (11 comments)

 
Rene Fabre, Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts (ARFCO Media)

Rene Fabre

Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Renton, WA

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Address: 1305 S Puget Dr, #B12, Renton, WA, 98055

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I'm a teacher, artist, blogger and public speaker who lives in the Pacific Northwest. My passion is the evolving social media environment and how it is profoundly changing the way we do life and business.


I'm a certified clock hour instructor who really enjoys teaching social media marketing and emerging technologies to real estate professionals. I work for the First American Title Real Estate School of Washington.


I also enjoy teaching social media strategies for entrepreneurs and small business in the continuing education department at Bellevue College.




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