On: Joi Ito Named Director of the MIT Media Lab

[davewiner]

Unusual but interesting choice. Joi is a real networker and has lots of friends in tech. Maybe the Media Lab under Ito will have more direct influence on and be influenced by people who create outside academia.

[roedog → davewiner]

I imagine those friends in tech will help him bring in new sponsors. Isn't that a big part of the job?

[gcb → davewiner]

Outside academia?

[wyclif → gcb]

Ito dropped out of college.

[gcb → wyclif]

Ah! Outside of academia. sorry.

Read that as some sort of underground academia