Richard Lang
Richard Lang is a pioneer in the technology industry. He is founding CEO of Go-Video, coinventor of the world’s first dual-deck VCR, founding CEO of Burst.com, and inventor of “burst technology,” which helped enable true video-on-demand. He is founding CEO of Democrasoft–developer of online, collective decision-making tools. Richard has been a guest on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show, and was featured by Good magazine as a key influencer of “Future Learning.” He was a presenter at the World Cultural Forum in Hangzhou, China, speaking about online collaboration strategies. Virtual Country presents his vision for empowering citizens in the 21st century.
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Virtual Country
- By: Richard Lang
- Narrator: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 4 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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Virtual Country examines the current nexus of technology and western democracy, pointing to a historical opportunity for We the People to evolve our democracy to include a new public institution that enables a coherent, collective voice on the... Read more
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