Thursday, February 23, 2006

Google's Brilliant Philanthropist

With a name like his, the puns won't stop coming :-) Nevertheless, this is a heart-stoppingly deft move by Google. Larry Brilliant's credentials are awesome: WELL was the first online community, and was the trailing edge of the counter-cultural movement that brought out the seminal Whole Earth Catalog. Brilliant, therefore, draws on the philosophy and deep talent of the Whole Earth community: luminaries like Kevin Kelly, Howard Rheingold, Gary Snyder, Stewart Brand who so ably blended high thinking with cutting-edge technology. I still remember Brand's empowering slogan: "“We are as gods and might as well get good at it.” With google.org, perhaps we are one step closer in making us all the gods we are.

I wish Dr. Brilliant and Google the very best. d, stars"

posted by S. Keshav @ Thursday, February 23, 2006