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Liberation Technology 1/21/2010 ** Liberation through Interconnection


From: Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:59:42 -0500


From: <allison () stanford edu>
To: <dave () farber net>
Date: January 26, 2010 01:16:46 PM EST
Subject: Liberation Technology 1/21/2010 ** Liberation through Interconnection

         Stanford Program on Liberation Technology
                         Presents

               Liberation Through Interconnection  

                        Megan Smith
                     Vice President
                 New Business Development 
                         Google


January 28, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Wallenberg Theater


One of the biggest themes of the 21st century is interconnection
-- specifically, the interconnection of people and data.  These
interconnections can change everything about how we see the world,
how the world sees us, and how we work together.  Where some people
might see "big brother," I see empowerment -- empowerment of groups
and individuals to improve quality of life and reduce our impact on
the planet.

                        * * * * * 

Megan Smith oversees teams that manage early-stage partnerships,
explorations and technology licensing. She also leads the Google.org
team, guiding strategy and developing new partnerships and internal
projects with Google's engineering and product teams . She joined
Google in 2003 and has led several of the company's acquisitions,
including Keyhole (Google Earth), Where2Tech (Google Maps), and
Picasa. She also co-led the company's early work with publishers
for Google Book Search. Previously, Megan was the CEO and, earlier,
COO of PlanetOut, the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
online community. Under her leadership, PlanetOut grew tenfold in
reach and revenue. Prior to that, Megan was at General Magic for six
years working on handheld communications products and partnerships.
She also worked in multimedia at Apple Japan in Tokyo.

                        * * * * * 
                         
This talk is open to the public.  Everyone is encouraged to attend
and participate.  For further information please contact Kathleen
Barcos <kbarcos () stanford edu>

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