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How to make people
  happy with tech
    (get rid of the tech)



                             Noah Bloom
                               @nbloom
                            www.jiber.me
Who
Noah Bloom
"mobile + anthropology"

BA Anthropology, Harvard
Founding team, Blueslice Networks (Montreal)
CEO, Jiber (Vancouver)

@nbloom
@jiber
Internet
What is the Internet?


It's about people
(connecting people)


"Use the Internet to get off the Internet" -
someone who uses the Internet
Human Behaviour
                  Genetics

                  Community

                  Culture

                  Analysis

                  (aka Anthropology)
Primary drivers of behaviour



     1. FOOD             2. SEX
Secondary social motivators
Altruism

Government

Religion

Utilitarianism
How to make people happy with tech
All those things:
   ○ Narcissism
   ○ Sex
   ○ Skeuomorphism
   ○ Design (ah)
   ○ Intuitive
   ○ Share
   ○ Magic (wow)
Don't take advantage
Privacy

Change terms
  Have a vision

Permission

Spam
Put the tech away
...put it away
PUT IT AWAY
Technology as compromise
Photography vs video
Cars
Roads
Combustion engine
Pull knowledge
Desktop vs mobile

What's next?
What's Next?
What are the obstructions?

Tech into every industry

Community into every space
Jiber
"The handshake has evolved"

Social interactions to create a
collaborative (and fun)
connection between people


         Utility   Viral


               Fun
Advice
Want to build something?

What are the current obstructions?

3. Work on something that answers this
2. Build something yourself
1. Learn to the skills to do so
How to make people
  happy with tech
    (get rid of the tech)



                             Noah Bloom
                               @nbloom
                            www.jiber.me

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