Tuesday, January 02, 2007

in the new year

Was reading the news the other day and realised that I needed something for the blog for the new year. I have a loyal following out there, you know who you are, and thanks for the support. All the newspapers ran stories discussing the past and promoting the future. There are several things that come to mind about the future.

1. EverGreening - the continued move towards a green lifestyle. A continued green architecture movement combined with emerging green materials. 2007 will also see the environment king maker in politics, at least in Canada

2. Solitary Confinement - I think there is going to be a recognition that more people, while digitally connected, are becoming more physically isolated. Electronic communities connect people but on only so many fronts. There will be a recognition that this is putting some people at risk(healthy and safety)

3. Culture on Line - is not the advent of an e-culture but rather a move towards preserving and displaying culture electronically. The focus thus far has been on how the internet has changed and influenced our culture rather than picked it up by the bootstraps and propelled it. We saw some of this in Second Life last year, look for this to be a huge boom area. Get In.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The environment should definitely be a priority for all of us. May I ask for some of your personal environment friendly contributions?

Anonymous said...

There has been a definite push towards a green lifestyle over the last few years. What concrete actions are you taking in your day to day life to help the environment?