In the continuous efforts done in order to ease mashups, please check out the the first ever OpenSpime Twitter authenticated message. More to come.
Interested? Follow us on the OpenSpime Developer Network!
Public debate through presentations of scientific information, and the data collected from distributed open sensor networks complements the policy making process. OpenSpime met Al Gore at the launch of Current TV in Italy, and we asked him about how the community of Current can help evolving, and accelerating the enactment of legislation that implements the desired changes concerning the Climate Crisis. - Watch this video on Current_
The ADN Kronos press agency’s interactive division interviewed us for their weekly segment on the Italian economy, which is then sent to 1200 television stations which air it in their news programming. The judgement of the interviewer is very positive, labeling us “a success story of an Italy that knows how to bet on high-technology”.
A few days ago we had the pleasure of a long Italian dinner, and of an after dinner on-camera conversation with Bruce Sterling, writer, speaker, futurist, and inventor of the word spime. Posted in parts 1, 2, and 3 online*, the video does not only talk about spimes and their meaning, but also covers other interesting and important elements of our changing technological landscape, and their impact on society.
Bruce is as always very eloquent, passionate, and sometimes controversial in what he says, but always engaging!
*This 10 minute limit on YouTube which does not apply to everybody bothers me. If you know how to tell Google that you only want to publish meaningful videos of your own, without having to chop them up in many pieces, please let me know…
If you cannot make it this evening (on CET… it will be in the morning of today on PST), then you can follow us streaming live on the OpenSpime channel on Mogulus. Right now we are transmitting a compilation of a series of OpenSpime videos, and live transmissions will start at 8PM CET (11AM PST). There will be some unavoidable goofiness, as the production team will scramble to cover all the corners of the event, and patch three-four cameras following the live interviews. Hopefully we will also remember to push the ‘record’ button, and when you come back you will also be able and watch the recorded sessions.
Do you want to experiment with spimes, have a first look at the preliminary OpenSpime architecture? Are you a hardware hacker, a maker, a mashup-wizard? Want to play with spimified Arduinos, SunSpots, iPhones, and more?
Than come to Bastard.it for the OpenSpime Drink-Link!
When: Wednesday, April 9, starting at 6.30 PM.
Where: Via Slapater 19, Milan, Italy
In a relaxed and friendly environment in design-crazed, fashion-full Milan, we will pass an evening together mashing up our ideas to see what comes out a few brains knocked together.
The event is open to all, but registration is required.
On Technometria from IT Conversations, Phil Windley along with Scott Lemon talked with David Orban and Roberto Ostinelli about OpenSpime, an open source project for supporting spime technology. This is the transcript of a Technometria podcast episode, of March 18, 2008
Italy’s largest circulation financial daily, Il Sole 24 Ore (the local equivalent of the Financial Times), published an article by Emil Abirascid about WideTag, Inc., our company behind the OpenSpime technology.
Vernor Vinge is an award winning author, whose latest book Rainbows End is full of what we now call spimes: smart networked sensors, that fill the world with intelligent chatter that the protagonists of the book constantly rely on. (You can also download a full, free electronic version of the book.)
We had the pleasure of a nice conversation with Vernor Vinge in San Diego about spimes, OpenSpime, and what he thought about the impact of the wider diffusion of these technologies on our society:
Many of you know Joi Ito as an activist (Chairman of the board of Creative Commons), entrepreneur, and venture capital investor.
Joi’s unique experience in complex planetary initiatives, policy bodies, and portfolio of investments make him an invaluable mentor and advisor. We are extremely glad that he accepted our invitation, and want to welcome him on our Board of Advisors!
Joi Ito is a venture capital and angel investor and was an early stage investor in Six Apart, Technorati, Flickr, SocialText, Dopplr, Rupture, Kongregate, etology Inc and other Internet companies.
