Cory Ondrejka is VP of engineering in the core experience group at Facebook, where he is focused on next generation computing platforms. Prior to core experience, Ondrejka was VP of mobile, where he transformed mobile from a potential weakness to the core of Facebookâs business and experience. Before Facebook, Cory was the co-founder of Walletin, a stealth startup focused on high-performance JavaScript and hybrid web rendering acquired by Facebook in 2010. He was the Chief Technology Officer of Linden Lab, where he co-created the award winning virtual world Second Life. He served as executive vice president for global digital marketing at EMI Music, and was a visiting professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, where he taught on online communities. Cory began his career in game development startups, shipping arcade and console video game titles. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in weapons and systems engineering from the United States Naval Academy and was an officer in the US Navy. Cory also advises several early-state technology companies.
The Limits of the Virtual
It often seems that nearly everything can be done and done better (or at least facilitated) online. But some activities (like this conference) remain resolutely non-virtual. What are the limits of the digital in products, services, the workplace, and business in general? What about human relations, communications, education and training, or science and medicine? Gary Bolles of eParachute, Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post, Ericsson's Vish Nandlall, Facebook's Cory Ondrejka, and Paul J. Zak of Claremont Graduate University discuss. Watch video and read the complete transcript here.
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How Facebook Connects You to Everything
It's called the Internet of Everything rather than of "things," because it is increasingly apparent that we are part of an interlaced reality. Whether it's a Fitbit, video memory augmentation, apps that connect our friends to our whereabouts in our car, or a panoply of other kinds of intersections, Facebook is central. It is the main connection mechanism for people. In this session from the May 15 Techonomy Lab: Man, Machines, and the Network in Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook's head of mobile, Cory Ondrejka, talks with Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick how the company sees its role.
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Techonomy 14
This year Techonomy moves to the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, November 9-11, on the cliffs south of San Francisco, near Silicon Valley.
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Techonomy 13
A new society is coming into being. People around the world are building it using the rapidly-evolving tools of technology.
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LAB: IOE 13
The Internet of Everything. Machine-to-Machine. The Internet of Things. The Industrial Internet. A new language is emerging to describe a fundamental shift in the tech landscape.
