Ev Williams is the entrepreneur behind Twitter, Blogger, and publishing platform Medium -- three companies that helped shape the modern Internet. As we grapple with the impact of Coronavirus, these digital platforms are playing an even larger role in our ability to connect with one another. Ev weighs in on how all our lives could change in the short term and what the longer term future may hold for technology and media…

Will Augmented Reality project images onto our eyeballs? Will Silicon Valley ever move beyond the attention span economy? Will our lives start to resemble more of a video game than real-life? There's a lot to explore. And no one better than Ev Williams to help make sense of it all.

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Show Notes

Laurie and Ev’s first contact

Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a book from Ev’s childhood

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Ev Williams is the entrepreneur behind Twitter, Blogger, and publishing platform Medium -- three companies that helped shape the modern Internet. As we grapple with the impact of Coronavirus, these digital platforms are playing an even larger role in our ability to connect with one another. Ev weighs in on how all our lives could change in the short term and what the longer term future may hold for technology and media…Will Augmented Reality project images onto our eyeballs? Will Silicon Valley ever move beyond the attention span economy? Will our lives start to resemble more of a video game than real-life? There's a lot to explore. And no one better than Ev Williams to help make sense of it all.————————————————Show Notes<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imgur.com_a_dsAU3ko&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=GC0NZZhaEw6GOQSjMHI2g15k_drElRoPmOYiK2k0eZ8&amp;r=tGx0RcRTqt5KtOLvjuVbugsVlDFpRVmSSQOV7C7nR0k&amp;m=7ovv-eiI-LE2xV7ZppRnQXTXQk6iTbpF2HrxScAzvZE&amp;s=myQ2v8A7fRbWoxv-oF4l14xs6vofEHy4DQ07flIykWA&amp;e=">Laurie and Ev’s first contact</a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Jonathan-5FLivingston-5FSeagull&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=GC0NZZhaEw6GOQSjMHI2g15k_drElRoPmOYiK2k0eZ8&amp;r=tGx0RcRTqt5KtOLvjuVbugsVlDFpRVmSSQOV7C7nR0k&amp;m=7ovv-eiI-LE2xV7ZppRnQXTXQk6iTbpF2HrxScAzvZE&amp;s=pmsb8Wv7xz1jdW2URxrwyubgM-5MVdmuS_Ie7NEdSw4&amp;e=">Jonathan Livingston Seagull</a>, a book from Ev’s childhood<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dotdotdotmedia.com_-3Fp-3D2092&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=GC0NZZhaEw6GOQSjMHI2g15k_drElRoPmOYiK2k0eZ8&amp;r=tGx0RcRTqt5KtOLvjuVbugsVlDFpRVmSSQOV7C7nR0k&amp;m=7ovv-eiI-LE2xV7ZppRnQXTXQk6iTbpF2HrxScAzvZE&amp;s=hWpXjfmYCee4hxqAXoqUztDNTyUqP_ZFT--XCfF5-Bk&amp;e=">Full Episode Transcript</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Laurie Segall, Silicon Valley’s go-to reporter and former CNN Senior Tech Correspondent, hosts First Contact - a weekly podcast series that explores the people and technology that are changing what it means to be human. First Contact brings listeners engaging and thought-provoking interviews with some of the biggest names in tech in ways we can all relate to. Laurie’s authentic and nuanced conversations give listeners “first contact” with the world’s most influential figures in tech - people the audience may know by name, but have never heard speak in this way before. Laurie built a decade’s worth of trust and credibility in Silicon Valley, and now she is giving listeners unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world only she knows. Each week, First Contact exposes the audience to engaging one-on-one interviews with everyone from billionaire tech founders to vigilante hackers shaping the world. First Contact goes beyond the big names and 24-hour news cycle. First Contact introduces listeners to the as-yet unknown figures in tech who will fundamentally change how we will live in the future. The series examines the people behind the tech by looking at their stories through the human lens. From tech titans to the fringes of society, First Contact explores human connection and the ethical dilemmas facing our future.

First Contact with Laurie Segall

Ev Williams on Coronavirus and the 'Extreme' Tech of the Future

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