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A light goes on
By Woody Huizenga | August 11, 2008
A few years ago, I tucked “The Clapper” into my wife’s Christmas stocking, and then helpfully installed it on a living room lamp.
Sadly, we could not clap the lamp on and off. It did, however, go on and off in response to the sound of a sneeze, the barking of our dog, and the laughter of our friend Tim.
What will we do if technology can’t turn the lights on and off for us? Bill Gates foresaw the answer to this question in 1995, when he wrote, “It isn’t that hard to turn the lights on and off yourself.”
Thirteen years later, I finally understand his metaphor. The great strength of information technology does not involve things. It connects us with people and information.
This is the first of what I hope will be many blogs in which I establish connections and share information with at least a few (and perhaps many) people. Helping hundreds of clients carry forward the work of their meetings has been a challenging and important part of my role at The Conference Publishers.
I expect blogging will be equally challenging. And fun in an entirely different way.
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