FORA.tv Speaker - Nick Bilton

Nick Bilton is a technology reporter and the lead writer for the Bits blog. He writes on a range of technology topics, including the future of technology and the social impact of the Web on our culture and media. Mr. Bilton has been with The Times since 2003, both as a design editor in the newsroom and a researcher in the research and development labs. His work in the R&D Labs includes exploring and prototyping content and interaction on futuristic flexible digital displays, a vast array of mobile applications and devices, Times Reader 2.0, Print-to-mobile SMS, Semacode integration, data visualization, content in the living room and context aware sensors.

In addition to The Times, Bilton's work has appeared in Wired, Engadget, Scientific American, CNET, O'Reilly Radar and AlleyInsider. He is currently writing a book titled I Live in the Future: & Here's How It Works (Random House; June, 2010). He is also an adjunct professor at New York University in the Interactive Telecommunications Program.