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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, the CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with tech strategy & solutions, and the co-founder of Metacademy, a free educational platform that teaches practical applications of blockchain, crypto, NFTs, Web3, and the metaverse.
Named LinkedIn's Top Voice in Technology, he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC, co-hosts the award-winning podcast Techstream with Shelly Palmer & Seth Everett, and writes the popular daily business blog, Think About This.

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Run “ChatGPT” on Your Computer

Here's something you probably won't do today: install a large language model (LLM) chat application on your PC. That’s okay, I did it for you – in about 10 minutes. The results (which are awesome, BTW) are nothing compared to the unintended consequences. Continue Reading →

web3:// Access Protocol

The next generation of the World Wide Web (web3) is being built on blockchains using tools and technologies similar to the ones that empower cryptocurrency, NFTs, smart contracts, and the world of DeFi. While there is no agreed-upon technical definition for web3, my favorite philosophical definition is: "A decentralized platform that empowers both users and creators to share in the value they create." It's a nice idea, but how would it actually work? Continue Reading →

Web3 is Really Here!

Get ready for decentralized access to the decentralized web. Instead of typing https:// to access a Web3 site, you'll type web3:// to access ERC-4804-compatible sites designed designed to allow HTTP-style URLs to directly access on-chain Web3 content, including dApp front-ends and NFTs. Continue Reading →