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"Happy Mashable birthday,  Ben!  It's been great working with you over the last 3 years." - Adam Ostrow

"Happy Mashable birthday,  Ben!  It's been great working with you over the last 3 years." - Adam Ostrow

"Glad the talk made you think!  I've definitely considered some of the issues you describe.  I have little doubt much of what I talked about will be technically possible, eventually.     I think some of what you describe, however, is an important part that I didn't get to touch on -- namely, opting in to a type of data collection that goes well beyond what's currently being shared on social media sites.   Regarding monetization, that's one reason I ended my talk in such an open-ended way -- I'm not even sure yet how I feel about businesses being built around the scenario I describe at the end.  Some people mean it when they say they'd pay anything to "bring a loved one back" and although this isn't *quite* that, I do think it could be exploited for commercial gain." - Adam Ostrow

"Glad the talk made you think!  I've definitely considered some of the issues you describe.  I have little doubt much of what I talked about will be technically possible, eventually.     I think some of what you describe, however, is an important part that I didn't get to touch on -- namely, opting in to a type of data collection that goes well beyond what's currently being shared on social media sites.   Regarding monetization, that's one reason I ended my talk in such an open-ended way -- I'm not even sure yet how I feel about businesses being built around the scenario I describe at the end.  Some people mean it when they say they'd pay anything to "bring a loved one back" and although this isn't *quite* that, I do think it could be exploited for commercial gain." - Adam Ostrow

"Thanks for the post Adrian.  I agree that people's tendency to self-edit in the current social media could create a challenge. But when you also think about how much multimedia content will explode -- and real-time multimedia content like live video -- in our lifetimes, I think it'll give technology a much more realistic footprint to analyze.   Obviously much needs to happen between here and there (and people *would* need to opt-in to a much more open type of data storing) but I do think what I suggest will ultimately possible, but not necessarily the outcome we want (which I why I ended on a question!)." - Adam Ostrow

"Thanks for the post Adrian.  I agree that people's tendency to self-edit in the current social media could create a challenge. But when you also think about how much multimedia content will explode -- and real-time multimedia content like live video -- in our lifetimes, I think it'll give technology a much more realistic footprint to analyze.   Obviously much needs to happen between here and there (and people *would* need to opt-in to a much more open type of data storing) but I do think what I suggest will ultimately possible, but not necessarily the outcome we want (which I why I ended on a question!)." - Adam Ostrow

"fair point ... adjusted headline" - Adam Ostrow

"fair point ... adjusted headline" - Adam Ostrow

"I think that was more an example of the accuracy of the data analysis as opposed to a groundbreaking discovery ..." - Adam Ostrow

"I think that was more an example of the accuracy of the data analysis as opposed to a groundbreaking discovery ..." - Adam Ostrow

"I think that was more an example of the accuracy of the data analysis as opposed to a groundbreaking discovery ..." - Adam Ostrow

"will do when it goes on the Web :)" - Adam Ostrow

"will do when it goes on the Web :)" - Adam Ostrow

"will do when it goes on the Web :)" - Adam Ostrow

"nice ... would love to see a video about it :)" - Adam Ostrow

"nice ... would love to see a video about it :)" - Adam Ostrow

"great, can't wait to see your video :)" - Adam Ostrow

"great, can't wait to see your video :)" - Adam Ostrow

"he did get a couple movie roles! - http://mashable.com/2010/08/11..." - Adam Ostrow

"he did get a couple movie roles! - http://mashable.com/2010..." - Adam Ostrow

"haha you know them so well :)" - Adam Ostrow

"haha you know them so well :)" - Adam Ostrow

"we're quoting direct from a statement issued by Apple" - Adam Ostrow

"we're quoting direct from a statement issued by Apple" - Adam Ostrow

"I did pick the most ridiculous looking pants I could find on their site. They make some fairly regular looking pants too ..." - Adam Ostrow

"I did pick the most ridiculous looking pants I could find on their site. They make some fairly regular looking pants too ..." - Adam Ostrow

"I did pick the most ridiculous looking pants I could find on their site. They make some fairly regular looking pants too ..." - Adam Ostrow

"it shows staff's avatar, name, position, and option to remove them (it's an admin view)" - Adam Ostrow

"it shows staff's avatar, name, position, and option to remove them (it's an admin view)" - Adam Ostrow

"it shows staff's avatar, name, position, and option to remove them (it's an admin view)" - Adam Ostrow