Steve Rubel has hallucinations
Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth
Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008. AtDe Correspondent, Ernst-Jan serves as publisher, fostering the expansion of the platform.
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Data leaking
Corporations are losing control of their information, as it’s leaking out of their ruined fortresses. The walls weren’t build for keeping the technologies of the new digital age out. Employees are communicating through Facebook and LinkedIn, instead of using the corporate email. Moreover, they work collaboratively on Google documents. This is scary for walled organizations, as they can’t control information anymore. According to Rubel, this trend will become more salient over the coming years.
Digital Nomads
These guys quit their corporate lives to start traveling from city to city and work as consultants. They use web-based tools to work together with others. Rubel: “You can see them working in Starbucks a lot, or at those new co-working facilities.” Although a few thousand people have been adopting this lifestyle – like my friendPolle de Maagt-, Rubel calls it “worth watching”.
I think of the current lifestyles, this is one of the most romantic. Those digital nomads are the newJack Kerouac‘s andHunter S. Thompson‘s: traveling to wherever life takes them and meeting interesting people all over the world. All these experiences are documented in their blogs that inspire other people.
Share your hallucinations
I’m really glad Steve Rubel has shared his hallucinations, as it gave the audience some interesting new insights. I’m sure that I’m not alone when I say most speakers tend to repeat stuff we already know. Sometimes, they just have to leave their guard down and share those thoughts that are a little bit out there. Maybe even further than data leaking and digital nomading.
