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Civilization advancesCivilization advancesby extending theby extending thenumber of importantnumber of importantoperations which weoperations which wecan perform withoutcan perform withoutthinking of them.thinking of them.

——Alfred North WhiteheadAlfred North Whitehead

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One is judged by the company one keepsOne is judged by the company one keeps

The music industry needs to urgently get ready for this:The music industry needs to urgently get ready for this:sell access not just copies.sell access not just copies.Most of the future value may just be around the content,Most of the future value may just be around the content,not just in the content.not just in the content.Interactions, enriched with multimedia, allow for us toInteractions, enriched with multimedia, allow for us toconstruct high-resolution reflections of ourselves.construct high-resolution reflections of ourselves.Chapter Chapter Information Environments Human life isInformation Environments Human life isincreasingly driven and mediated by technology.increasingly driven and mediated by technology.

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Men never moan over the opportunities lost to doMen never moan over the opportunities lost to dogood, only the opportunities to be bad.good, only the opportunities to be bad.

Envisioneer plug-and-play marketsEnvisioneer plug-and-play markets

What one hopes for is always better than what oneWhat one hopes for is always better than what onehas.has.

If this works for Google, why not for telecoms, ISPs andIf this works for Google, why not for telecoms, ISPs andmobile operators?mobile operators?I think people have a vague sense that the televisionI think people have a vague sense that the televisionsystem is changing.system is changing.Revenue shares and flat rates not fixed license fees perRevenue shares and flat rates not fixed license fees persong.song.In this case the lack of one bureaucratic process wasIn this case the lack of one bureaucratic process wasenough to destroy the entire machine.enough to destroy the entire machine.

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The Internet is aThe Internet is atelephone systemtelephone systemthat's gotten uppity.that's gotten uppity.

——Clifford StollClifford Stoll

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Whatever is written on the forehead is always seen.Whatever is written on the forehead is always seen.

Any sufficiently advanced technology isAny sufficiently advanced technology isindistinguishable from magic.indistinguishable from magic.If this works for Google, why not for telecoms, ISPs andIf this works for Google, why not for telecoms, ISPs andmobile operators?mobile operators?But that was never their intention; their vagueness is notBut that was never their intention; their vagueness is notan ideal, it is the ultimate degree of abstraction".an ideal, it is the ultimate degree of abstraction".The network we are most familiar with is that of theThe network we are most familiar with is that of theWorld Wide Web, a microelectronics-based informationWorld Wide Web, a microelectronics-based informationand communication technology.and communication technology.

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In conclusionIn conclusionUnleash dot-com usersUnleash dot-com usersIterate e-business widgetsIterate e-business widgetsRemix back-end relationshipsRemix back-end relationshipsand remember: Anyone who sees beauty and does notand remember: Anyone who sees beauty and does notlook at it will soon be poor.look at it will soon be poor.

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The End of Control - Gerd LeonhardThe End of Control - Gerd Leonhard

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New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,New Aesthetic, New Anxieties - David M. Berry,

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