Instagram? Zynga? There’s a lot of big minds chasing small ideas, says AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher

FROM THE SHOW – Kara Swisher began covering Silicon Valley and the Internet for The Wall Street Journal long before Americans had even contemplated the idea of a text message, an iPhone or a tweet.

Leaps and bounds later, she laments that although young, talented entrepreneurs have dreamed up a huge swath of fascinating apps, programs and devices, there could be a greater effort to channel this enthusiasm into technology that has more a profound and positive impact.

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The full interviews with Brian David Johnson, Kara Swisher and Tim Ferriss air this Friday at 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT.