James Whittaker, Microsoft A Future Worth Wanting Presented at Seattle Interactive Conference 2013 Always-on devices. The Internet of Things. The world’s information at our fingertips. It seems like the stars have finally aligned to make technology work for us instead of against us. If you can’t imagine a world where you are the center of your technological universe and your devices exist only to serve your every whim, then you really need to see this talk.

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2. in·tent [in tent]
• the purpose that accompanies a plan
• determining mentally upon some action or result
Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen

3. context (n).
con·text [ kón tèkst ]
• surrounding conditions
• the circumstances or events that form the environment within
which something exists or takes place
knowl·edge [nóllij]
• possession of facts, answers, awareness
• all the stuff we found searching the web for over a decade

4. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
Bing Knows

5. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
Message

6. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
Band
Overview
Buy Music
Top
Videos
Similar
Artists
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
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biography
After winning the nationwide 2010 battle-ofthe-bands competition Musiktilraunir in their
native Iceland, six-piece chamber pop group
Of Monsters and Men were hailed as "the
new Arcade Fire" in Rolling Stone magazine.
A bidding war ensued, and the group signed
with Universal Music Group. In the beginning
of 2012, a four-song EP titled Into the Woods
was issued as a preview to their full-length debut, My Head Is an Animal,
which was released in the States that spring.

7. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
Band
Overview
Buy Music
Top
Videos
Similar
Artists
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
Message
biography
After winning the nationwide 2010 battle-ofthe-bands competition Musiktilraunir in their
native Iceland, six-piece chamber pop group
Of Monsters and Men were hailed as "the
new Arcade Fire" in Rolling Stone magazine.
A bidding war ensued, and the group signed
with Universal Music Group. In the beginning
of 2012, a four-song EP titled Into the Woods
was issued as a preview to their full-length debut, My Head Is an Animal,
which was released in the States that spring.

8. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
Message

9. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
Buy
Seating
Maps &
Nearby
Directions
Tickets
Chart
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
TTYL,
Jen
Message
Overview
Seattle, WA
901 Pine Street
98101
An iconic venue in the heart of Seattle, the
Paramount Theater presents the best in
Broadway shows and live entertainment.
Originally opened in 1928 the theater has
been restored and maintained as one of
Seattle's premier entertainment venues.

10. Fri 2/23/2013 4:35 PM
Jennifer Whittaker
OF Monsters And Men Coming!
James Whittaker
Hey Dad,
Buy
Seating
Maps &
Nearby
Directions
Tickets
Chart
One of my favorite bands, Of Monsters And Men, is coming to the Paramount Theater in May. OMG!!! I WANT to seem them and would
LOVE to see them with my concert buddy!    
Overview
Sunday, April 2nd
Nick Cave
Sunday, April 10th
Jillian Michaels
Let me know…, NOW!!!!!!!! ;)
Wednesday, April 13th
Chris Tucker
TTYL,
Jen
April 16th – April 23rd
Black Watch
May 1st – May 5th
Black Watch
Friday, May 11th
Russell Peters
Tuesday, May 14th
Of Monster And Men
Father and daughter night out (your treat…lucky!)
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19. spot mar·ket [spot maarkət]
• a gathering of value providers and value consumers
• auctions that occur instantaneously at the moment of first-intent
su·per app [soopər app]
• an app having an excessive number of active users
• an app that consumes a large amount of latent or active
intent

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