About Mike Johns

Mike Johns is the Founder and President of Digital Mind State formerly known as UrbanWorld Wireless, the Los Angeles based company that bridged wireless technology and hip-hop culture. Mike Johns is the driving force behind the Digital Mind State brand, responsible for planning, business development, marketing and the company expansion.

Enter the Disfold… a neologism for our impatient times

This post is by Mike Johns, “When I speak, People tend to listen!”, Founder of Digital Mind State who tweets here.

tech disfoldIn a world of laptops, smartphones, tablets, Xbox, and WiFi, a pervasive culture of bloopers or glitches is also growing. Consequently, Digital Mind State has coined a new expression to describe the vast array of new phenomenological experiences that may arise as a direct result of using a digital device. We have decided to name the actual event by calling it a disfold.

As technological speed advances, humankind increases its expectation, which in turn causes us to be more impatient. Take broadband for example. As the speed increases, we become increasingly restless. Continue reading

One people and one planet under one Cloud

This post is by regular contributor and US hip-hop technology legend Mike Johns, President of Digital Mind State who tweets here

OBAMA IS WATCHING 2014Today’s information society emits an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day; a number that will continue to grow.

In the era of Big Data, ‘datafication’ is now reshaping our existence as it continues to shape ALL aspects of life into data. Almost any kind of information can be stored and processed in the Cloud, including customer records, databases, health records, employee records and consumer applications. Continue reading

US gangs use social media to daunt, flaunt and taunt

This post is by regular contributor and US hip-hop technology legend Mike Johns, who tweets here and is heading up iAM DIGITAL: MUSIC & TECH Symposium at this year’s CTIA

Instagram gangbangingWe’ve seen how social media has played an important role in creating cause awareness, inciting revolutions, and toppling Government regimes.

However, who could have ever imagined that these powerful tools would be used by US gangs across America? In cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, gang members often use Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media outlets to spread vitriolic ‘diss’ messages and encourage rival gangs to respond. Continue reading

iPad and smartphones bring hope to the homeless

This post is by regular contributor and US hip-hop technology legend Mike Johns, President of Digital Mind State who tweets here

06012009_homelessfacebook-2To be homeless with an iPad appears flat-out bizarre, an unlikely duo but with 1.6 million homeless young adults in the US, amazingly a growing percentage of them own some sort of mobile gadgetry including a smartphone or tablet.

The USC School of Social Work’s study reveals 62% of homeless teens have mobile phones in order to stay in touch with others, current or potential employees, shelter services and for food programs. Continue reading

The US internet porn industry continues to get bigger and bigger

This contribution is by regular contributor and hip-hop technology legend Mike Johns, President of Digital Mind State who tweets here

“Thanks to my iPhone and its high speed internet connection, I can email text, play video games and watch PORN all in the middle of the day!” – Comedian Katt Williams

The ability to access pornography has grown exponentially. Porn is now viewed around the clock with no separation between night and day. Americans, Europeans, Russians and Asians alike have a love affair with porn. Continue reading

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