2. Background
• SF Tech Boom 1.0
• AOL / Instant Messenger
• Blogging & Social Media
• Strategic Foresight
• Academic Research
• Film of the Future
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3. It use to be easy
You had it or you didn’t
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4. Alternate Currencies
Gaming Currencies
Corporate Currencies
Social Capital Currencies
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9. New Currencies
The Ven
• International
• Carbon Neutral
Bitcoin
• Peer to Peer
• No Bank
• Anonymous
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