It is more difficult toIt is more difficult tocontend with oneselfcontend with oneselfthan with the world. than with the world. bostonian bostonian 1:52:43, Sat Oct 6, 20121:52:43, Sat Oct 6, 2012

It is only when they goIt is only when they gowrong that machineswrong that machinesremind you howremind you howpowerful they are.powerful they are.

——Clive JamesClive James

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It is the spirit that survives.It is the spirit that survives.

The culture of participation is spreading very quickly.The culture of participation is spreading very quickly.You will continue to receive a lot of stuff for free but yes,You will continue to receive a lot of stuff for free but yes,you can indeed make a payment if you like what I do.you can indeed make a payment if you like what I do.Visual Metaphors Linguistic metaphor, however, onlyVisual Metaphors Linguistic metaphor, however, onlyprovides a tool for understanding the surface of theprovides a tool for understanding the surface of theinfosphere.infosphere.Computers and digital communications are the mostComputers and digital communications are the mostdirect expressions of this revolution.direct expressions of this revolution.

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Don't put gold buttons on a torn coat.Don't put gold buttons on a torn coat.

Facilitate best-of-breed synergiesFacilitate best-of-breed synergies

Only stretch your foot to the length of your blanket.Only stretch your foot to the length of your blanket.

Control has now shifted to the Users and that's a goodControl has now shifted to the Users and that's a goodthing.thing.Closed and centralized ecosystems are becoming veryClosed and centralized ecosystems are becoming veryexpensive and thus hard to maintainexpensive and thus hard to maintainThe leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which IThe leading apps include bookshelf, stanza which Ihave, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.have, ereader, feedbooks etc here is a good list.We might very well use the same slogan: This network,We might very well use the same slogan: This network,"it's the only one we've got."it's the only one we've got.

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What the countryWhat the countryneeds are a few labor-needs are a few labor-making inventions.making inventions.

——Arnold H. GlasowArnold H. Glasow

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You will not dare mistreat the face you see in theYou will not dare mistreat the face you see in themorning.morning.

Why not license Google and Facebook et al and theWhy not license Google and Facebook et al and theISPs in much the same way?ISPs in much the same way?Next generation advertising and branded content,Next generation advertising and branded content,packaging, bundling, flat rates etc.packaging, bundling, flat rates etc.Maybe not for fiction, though but for business books IMaybe not for fiction, though but for business books Ican imagine it.can imagine it.But equally, when considering a new ontology betweenBut equally, when considering a new ontology betweenhuman and non-human agents it is important to notehuman and non-human agents it is important to notewhere common context exists.where common context exists.

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In conclusionIn conclusionGenerate value-added channelsGenerate value-added channelsTarget rss-capable web-readinessTarget rss-capable web-readinessTransition citizen-media folksonomiesTransition citizen-media folksonomiesand remember: If things are getting easier, maybeand remember: If things are getting easier, maybeyou're headed downhill.you're headed downhill.

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