What Will the Future Bring?

I just finished reading a post from Nate Westheimer’s blog (aka @innonate) about his views on the future of technology, 5 Things from the Future. I was a little skeptical when I first saw his five indicators of the future, but after reading why he chose them, I completely agree.

His list of 5 indicators include: 1) Twinkle 2) AppleTV 3) Silicon Alley Insider 4) Meetup / The Point / CarrotMob 5) DonorsChoose & Kiva

He makes the point that while these products/services aren’t necessarily the future, the theory behind them is. For example, he describes why he didn’t include the iPhone or Twitter:

No need to put the iPhone or Twitter on my list, because the Twinkle application (jailbroken phones only, for now) combines both of these tools and highlights what is most revolutionary about these two phenomenons.

The other key takeaway from this post was the section on Meetup / The Point / CarrotMob. The idea of “Just In Time Philanthropy” and pushing change by organizing large groups of people to a common cause is incredible. Take a look at teh CarrotMob video after the jump, I’m so impressed about how many people turned up! I would love to see this concept take off - imagine the future….

5 Things from the Future