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The next big shift is now, and it’s not what you think. Facebook is the new Windows; Google must be sacrificed. At TEDxSantaCruz, tech investor Roger McNamee presents 6 bold ways to prepare for the next internet.
Roger McNamee is a co-founder of Elevation Partners, an investment partnership focused on the intersection of media and entertainment content and consumer technology. Elevation Partners has made investment in Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers.
Forbes is the publisher of Forbes magazine, Forbes.com and other media properties.
MarketShare is an analytics company that enables businesses to grow efficiently by uncovering which actions really drive results.
Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE) is the leader in online real estate; its network of websites, including REALTOR.com and Move.com, provide the resources and decision support tools for consumers and real estate professionals looking for home and real estate-related information.
Yelp is a website that connects people with great local businesses; Yelp is the leading US local guide for real word of mouth on everything from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists.
Bono is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Elevation Partners.
Bono is the lead singer of Irish rock group U2, one of the most well-known and successful bands in the history of the recorded music industry. Bono is also a committed and successful activist in global politics and development policy.
Roger performs 100 shows a year in the band Moonalice, where he plays bass and guitar. Moonalice pioneered the use of social media in music, inventing such applications as Twittercast concerts, Moonalice radio on Twitter, live Mooncast (video) concerts, the Couch Tour. Moonalice’s single, “It’s 4:20 Somewhere” has been downloaded more than 845,000 times.
Roger is the author of The New Normal and The Moonalice Legend: Posters and Words. Roger serves on board of directors of Wordnik and Move. In philanthropy, he serves on the boards of directors of National Geographic Ventures, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Museum, and the Rex Foundation. Roger holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Roger has assembeled a great set of musicians for his band Moonalice who recently played to a small but enthusiastic crowd in Flagstaff. Missed the Show – Watch the March, 17, 2012 Moonalice Show at Flag Brew
Moonalice is a band of seasoned musicians who feel that live music should be a communal experience where the listener and musicians feed and derive inspiration from each other. Their songs try to speak to everyone, mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that evoke a sense of adventure and exploration.
John Molo: Drums, Vocals. (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones, David Nelson Band).
Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass. (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz).
Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass. (Guff, The Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers)
Ann McNamee: Keyboards, Vocals (Flying Other Brothers, Ann Atomic)
Pete Sears: Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals (Sam Gopal Dream, Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia, Hot Tuna, John Lee Hooker, David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh & Friends).
Big Steve Parish: Road Scholar/Medicine Man/Storyteller. (Grateful Dead crew for 26 years, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Band)