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The internet is a greatThe internet is a greatway to get on the net.way to get on the net.

——Bob DoleBob Dole

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You can only take out of a bag what was already inYou can only take out of a bag what was already init.it.

Google is offering free music in ChinaGoogle is offering free music in ChinaDoing linear scans over an associative array is likeDoing linear scans over an associative array is liketrying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.Pandora reaches roughly one in every five iPhone usersPandora reaches roughly one in every five iPhone usersin the U.Sin the U.SOften these bear no relation to what is materially there.Often these bear no relation to what is materially there.

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You can only take out of a bag what was already inYou can only take out of a bag what was already init.it.

Integrate user-centric e-businessIntegrate user-centric e-business

The obstacle is the path.The obstacle is the path.

We must ask, though, can the attribution of meaning andWe must ask, though, can the attribution of meaning andcriticality be automated?criticality be automated?How will content creators generate revenues from thisHow will content creators generate revenues from thisenormous, interconnected and hungry, always-onenormous, interconnected and hungry, always-onaudience?audience?Offer things that used to cost money such as listening toOffer things that used to cost money such as listening toa song, on demand, for what I like to call feels-like-freea song, on demand, for what I like to call feels-like-freeIt is an environment that in It is an environment that in was gifted the world bywas gifted the world byEnglish Oxford Physics graduate, Tim Berners-Lee.English Oxford Physics graduate, Tim Berners-Lee.

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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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Clouds that thunder do not always rain.Clouds that thunder do not always rain.

Defining the New Aesthetic is necessarily problematic.Defining the New Aesthetic is necessarily problematic.These devices may be 2-3 times the size of an iPhoneThese devices may be 2-3 times the size of an iPhoneand will connect to the Internet in every conceivable wayand will connect to the Internet in every conceivable wayRealize that the more you empower the user the moreRealize that the more you empower the user the moremoney she will give you.money she will give you.THE INFOSPHERE An environment consisting ofTHE INFOSPHERE An environment consisting ofinformation.information.

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In conclusionIn conclusionLeverage user-contributed synergiesLeverage user-contributed synergiesArchitect cutting-edge valueArchitect cutting-edge valueReinvent transparent initiativesReinvent transparent initiativesand remember: If you don't see the bottom, don't wade.and remember: If you don't see the bottom, don't wade.

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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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