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Twitters from 2008-11-06

Heading out to a Dell “Future of Computing” event. No idea what to expect. #
at Dell “future of computing” event in Nashville. There is no wifi. WTF? #
@wanderingeyre so excited that you are coming to ALA. Miss you. in reply to wanderingeyre #
gah. Microsoft ordered, for one project, 42,000 servers from dell. #
Woot! Unless something goes wrong, I will be speaking at Online Information in London on Dec. 2! #
I’m at Embassy Suites-Murfreesboro (1200 Conference Center Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN) – http://bkite.com/02eM2 #
@Tombrarian LOL. Yeah, when I told my mom, she said “London, Kentucky?” in reply to Tombrarian #
@weelibrarian I worked in one at unc, and we are planning one for our new building. in reply to weelibrarian #
@smalljones Disappointed in your opinion of Ryan Adams. He has moments of brilliance. in reply to smalljones #
@peatbogyeri Hey you. Heading to London in 3 weeks for the first time. Need your advice on what to do/see. in reply to peatbogyeri #

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By griffey

Jason Griffey is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at NISO, where he works to identify new areas of the information ecosystem where standards expertise is useful and needed. Prior to joining NISO in 2019, Jason ran his own technology consulting company for libraries, has been both an Affiliate at metaLAB and a Fellow and Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and was an academic librarian in roles ranging from reference and instruction to Head of IT at the University of TN at Chattanooga.

Jason has written extensively on technology and libraries, including multiple books and a series of full-periodical issues on technology topics, most recently AI & Machine Learning in Libraries and Library Spaces and Smart Buildings: Technology, Metrics, and Iterative Design from 2018. His newest book, co-authored with Jeffery Pomerantz, will be published by MIT Press in 2024.

He has spoken internationally on topics such as artificial intelligence & machine learning, the future of technology and libraries, decentralization and the Blockchain, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property. A full list of his publications and presentations can be found on his CV.
He is one of eight winners of the Knight Foundation News Challenge for Libraries for the Measure the Future project (http://measurethefuture.net), an open hardware project designed to provide actionable use metrics for library spaces. He is also the creator and director of The LibraryBox Project (http://librarybox.us), an open source portable digital file distribution system.

Jason can be stalked obsessively online, and spends his free time with his daughter Eliza, reading, obsessing over gadgets, and preparing for the inevitable zombie uprising.

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