Let’s text again!

Cirque Du Soleil has been featuring Elvis, the King of Rock. Let’s twist again.

Soon this innovative company will “deep blue” once again with Michael Jackson, King of Pop.

Meanwhile, a new generation of high school students cannot wait for recess to snack on text.

I wonder who their idol is? Facebook founder? (When Bill Gates visited Bac Ninh, Vietnam, students there

said he was their most admired person at that time).

Whoever he/she is, I venture to say, he/she will be involved with mobile content, rich media, games online, Twitter, etc….

Geeks rule!

In Googled, the End of The World As We Know It, the author mentioned that Google is what it is today,

because the founders understand tech (or Apple with Steve Jobs, who doesn’t need a

translator during tech meets).

The medium is the message. And it has always been that way.

Short burst of data.  Mobile advertising. E-reading.

You ain’t seen nothing yet. Bullet trains in Europe were doing well during the volcano’s no- flight weeks.

(and perhaps mobile apps and e books were doing well in Europe during those few weeks as well).

The way of the future: fast moving data transport and fast moving cargo (including people) transport.

The  new Concord for the senses: eyes, ears and sense of touch.

Multitasking won’t even be an option. It’s a required skill.

Educators are worried that kids will grow up:

a. too obese to be recruited by the army

b. too introverted to be socially intelligent

c. too behind in their math and science skill as compared to Chindian peers.

I would add that Skype founders were from the old Soviet bloc. So is one of the two Google founders.

But point C is well documented, that high school students need to beef up on their math and science.

I am glad nobody is laughing at nerds and geeks today.

When today’s new role models are the likes of Twitter and Facebook, there are still hopes.

And before you know it, SMS will be passe, and just maybe, Cirque Du Soleil will have a new season of

“Let’s text again”” in honor of our current attachment to all things mobile, all things kinetic like I-pad and I-phone.

Since when those fat fingers found the key strokes so delightful, as if they were concert pianists’ at the Royal Concert Hall?

Remember “fax me” age? Now it’s “text me”. I am glad it’s not “let’s fax again”. Sound a bit obscene if not pronounced clearly.