On the Internet, it is assumed people are in business to sell out, not to build something they can pass along to their grandkids. Howard Rheingold assumebuildbusiness Change image and share on social
Although we leave traces of our personal lives with our credit cards and Web browsers today, tomorrow's mobile devices will broadcast clouds of personal data to invisible monitors all around us. Howard Rheingold broadcastbrowsercard Change image and share on social
It used to be that if your automobile broke, the teenager down the street with the wrench could fix it. Now you have to have sophisticated equipment that can deal with microchips. We're entering a world in which the complexity of the devices and the system of interconnecting devices is beyond our capability to easily understand. Howard Rheingold automobilebreakcapability share on social
Advertising in the past has been predicated on a mass market and a captive audience. Howard Rheingold advertiseaudiencecaptive Change image and share on social
People's behavior will change with technology. I know very few young people who can't type out a text message on their phone with one thumb, for instance. Howard Rheingold behaviorchangeinstance Change image and share on social
The two parts of technology that lower the threshold for activism and technology is the Internet and the mobile phone. Anyone who has a cause can now mobilize very quickly. Howard Rheingold activisminternetlow Change image and share on social
Mindfulness means being aware of how you're deploying your attention and making decisions about it, and not letting the tweet or the buzzing of your BlackBerry call your attention. Howard Rheingold attentionawareblackberry Change image and share on social
You can't pick up the telephone and say, 'Connect me with someone else who has a kid with leukemia.' Howard Rheingold connectkidleukemia Change image and share on social
People move from place to place and job to job, but they no longer need to lose touch. Howard Rheingold joblonglose Change image and share on social
It's more important to me to get an e-mail that says, 'I saw your page and it changed my life,' than how many hits the page got. Howard Rheingold changehitimportant Change image and share on social