From my recent presentation at The Feast Salon in NYC. The premise… We need better filters to facilitate meaningful interactions, online and off.

1. Hey. My name is Nathan Heleine.
I’m an internet maker.
A writer, producer & entrepreneur (most days).
A designer, musician & photographer (on occasion).
And a lover of life (always).
Feast Salon // August 31, 2009 // Humans Need Filters

2. Hey. My name is Nathan Heleine.
Crush + Lovely // Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer
Recent stuff I’ve helped make…
Fifty People, One Question
Sustainable Party
By/Association

3. “Never in our history have we known more people less.”
// Michael Lopp

4. I’m passionate about the web.

5. I’m passionate about the web.
(ok, that’s actually a lie)

6. I’m passionate about …

7. I’m passionate about …

8. I’m passionate about …

9. I’m passionate about …

10. I’m passionate about …

11. I’m passionate about …

12. I’m passionate about …

13. I’m passionate about …

14. I’m passionate about …

15. I’m passionate about …

16. I’m passionate about …

17. I’m passionate about life.

18. The web enables + amplifies … … the things I love.

19. The web enables + amplifies … … the things I love.
And connects them … … in a meaningful way.

20. At its worst, the web is a miserable time-suck,
destroying your life and the lives of your loved ones.

21. “We’re all blindsiding ourselves and one another with
trivial obligations.”
// Khoi Vinh

22. So we need to make it better.

23. We need better filters.

24. Filter //
A method, feature or choice that hones relevance.

25. Filter //
A method, feature or choice that hones relevance.
Data // Content // Communication

26. Filter //
A method, feature or choice that hones relevance.
Data // Content // Communication
Actions // Experiences // Relationships

27. Adaptive Filter //
malleable. can be aligned with different needs,
behaviors, and choices. designed to post-filter.
search // tags // sorting

28. Restrictive Filter //
rigid. provide very specific constraints.
designed to pre-filter.
character limits // account limits // price

29. Data // Content

34. Location

40. Childhood Home

41. Normal Community West H.S.
Childhood Home

42. Normal Community West H.S.
First Music Gig
Childhood Home

44. Childhood Home

45. First Kiss
Childhood Home

46. First Kiss
Childhood Home
Broke My Arm (skating)

47. First Kiss
Childhood Home
Broke My Arm (skating)
Second Kiss

48. First Kiss
Childhood Home
Favorite Make Out Spot
Broke My Arm (skating)
Second Kiss

49. Social

69. Curation

76. Communication

80. Pony Express U.S. Mail
1 parcel / letter (1/2 oz.) 1 parcel / letter (1 oz.)
$5 in 1860 = $118 today $0.44 today = $.02 in 1860
Delivery time of 8 to 10 days Delivery time of 2 to 3 days

83. Can you hear me now?

87. Universal

88. “Serendipity to me is the manifestation of
synchronicity, [ … ] We’ve all made and will continue
to make a tremendous number of decisions that
ultimately put us in proximity with other people
who’ve made a similar set of choices.”
// Zach Klein

90. Price

91. Quality

92. Technology

93. Memory

94. What else?

95. Thanks!

96. Some images courtesy of Flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/riaskiff/2089946939/
http://flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3420540107/
http://flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3408649524/
http://flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/3383629917/
Feast Salon // August 31, 2009 // Humans Need Filters

97. Twitter // @heynathan
@crushlovely
Facebook.com/heynathan
Flickr.com/heynathan
Readernaut.com/heynathan
Feast Salon // August 31, 2009 // Humans Need Filters