Keen On… George Friedman: Why Technology Is American Culture + Book Giveaway
While Friedman recognizes that other countries can copy US technology, he is bullish on American prospects in the 21st century because of our unrivalled skills in marketing. So where are we going in the next decade? According to Friedman, the iPad and Twitter aren’t fundamental technological breakthroughs. But he does think that we are on the brink of another technological revolution in non silicon, non binary based computing – a change, he says, that will have as profound an impact on the American economy as the personal computing revolution of the Eighties.
And to give you something to do while waiting for the next big thing in computing, we are giving away 5 free copies of Friedman’s The Next Decade. If you want one, just follow these steps to enter:
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The giveaway ends today at 7:30pm PST.
This is the second part of a two-part interview with Friedman. Yesterday, he explained why Twitter could have been invented by the secret police.
Why technology IS American culture
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What is the future of the American empire?
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