| I. The Genetic BlueprintA decade after
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| | (=applets, small applications). Anytime
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| the invention of the World Wide Web, Tim
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| | the user wishes to use one of the
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| Berners-Lee is promoting the "Semantic
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| | functions of the application, he will
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| Web". The Internet hitherto is a
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| | siphon it off the central computer. When
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| repository of digital content. It has a
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| | finished - he will "return" it.
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| rudimentary inventory system and very
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| | Processing speeds and response times will
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| crude data location services. As a sad
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| | be such that the user will not feel at
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| result, most of the content is invisible
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| | all that he is not interacting with his
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| and inaccessible. Moreover, the Internet
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| | own software (the question of ownership
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| manipulates strings of symbols, not
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| | will be very blurred). This technology is
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| logical or semantic propositions. In
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| | available and it provoked a heated
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| other words, the Net compares values but
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| | debated about the future shape of the
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| does not know the meaning of the values
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| | computing industry as a whole (desktops -
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| it thus manipulates. It is unable to
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| | really power packs - or network
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| interpret strings, to infer new facts, to
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| | computers, a little more than dumb
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| deduce, induce, derive, or otherwise
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| | terminals). Access to online applications
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| comprehend what it is doing. In short, it
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| | are already offered to corporate users by
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| does not understand language. Run an
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| | ASPs (Application Service Providers).In
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| ambiguous term by any search engine and
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| | the last few years, scientists have
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| these shortcomings become painfully
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| | harnessed the combined power of online
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| evident. This lack of understanding of
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| | PC's to perform astounding feats of
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| the semantic foundations of its raw
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| | distributed parallel processing. Millions
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| material (data, information) prevent
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| | of PCs connected to the net co-process
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| applications and databases from sharing
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| | signals from outer space, meteorological
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| resources and feeding each other. The
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| | data, and solve complex equations. This
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| Internet is discrete, not continuous. It
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| | is a prime example of a collective brain
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| resembles an archipelago, with users
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| | in action.B. The Intranet - a Logical
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| hopping from island to island in a
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| | Extension of the Collective ComputerLANs
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| frantic search for relevancy.Even
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| | (Local Area Networks) are no longer a
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| visionaries like Berners-Lee do not
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| | rarity in corporate offices. WANs (wide
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| contemplate an "intelligent Web". They
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| | Area Networks) are used to connect
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| are simply proposing to let users,
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| | geographically dispersed organs of the
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| content creators, and web developers
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| | same legal entity (branches of a bank,
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| assign descriptive meta-tags ("name of
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| | daughter companies of a conglomerate, a
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| hotel") to fields, or to strings of
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| | sales force). Many LANs and WANs are
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| symbols ("Hilton"). These meta-tags
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| | going wireless.The wireless intranet
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| (arranged in semantic and relational
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| | extranet and LANs are the wave of the
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| "ontologies" - lists of metatags, their
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| | future. They will gradually eliminate
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| meanings and how they relate to each
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| | their fixed line counterparts. The
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| other) will be read by various
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| | Internet offers equal,
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| applications and allow them to process
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| | platform-independent,
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| the associated strings of symbols
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| | location-independent and time of day -
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| correctly (place the word "Hilton" in
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| | independent access to corporate memory
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| your address book under "hotels"). This
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| | and nervous system. Sophisticated
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| will make information retrieval more
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| | firewall security applications protect
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| efficient and reliable and the
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| | the privacy and confidentiality of the
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| information retrieved is bound to be more
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| | intranet from all but the most determined
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| relevant and amenable to higher level
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| | and savvy crackers.The Intranet is an
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| processing (statistics, the development
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| | inter-organizational communication
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| of heuristic rules, etc.). The shift is
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| | network, constructed on the platform of
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| from HTML (whose tags are concerned with
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| | the Internet and it, therefore, enjoys
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| visual appearances and content indexing)
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| | all its advantages. The extranet is open
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| to languages such as the DARPA Agent
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| | to clients and suppliers as well.The
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| Markup Language, OIL (Ontology Inference
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| | company's server can be accessed by
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| Layer or Ontology Interchange Language),
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| | anyone authorized, from anywhere, at any
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| or even XML (whose tags are concerned
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| | time (with local - rather than
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| with content taxonomy, document
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| | international - communication costs). The
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| structure, and semantics). This would
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| | user can leave messages (internal e-mail
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| bring the Internet closer to the classic
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| | or v-mail), access information -
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| library card catalogue.Even in its
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| | proprietary or public - from it, and
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| current, pre-semantic,
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| | participate in "virtual teamwork" (see
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| hyperlink-dependent, phase, the Internet
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| | next chapter).The development of measures
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| brings to mind Richard Dawkins' seminal
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| | to safeguard server routed
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| work "The Selfish Gene" (OUP, 1976). This
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| | inter-organizational communication
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| would be doubly true for the Semantic
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| | (firewalls) is the solution to one of two
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| Web.Dawkins suggested to generalize the
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| | obstacles to the institutionalization of
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| principle of natural selection to a law
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| | Intranets. The second problem is the
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| of the survival of the stable. "A stable
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| | limited bandwidth which does not permit
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| thing is a collection of atoms which is
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| | the efficient transfer of audio (not to
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| permanent enough or common enough to
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| | mention video).It is difficult to conduct
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| deserve a name". He then proceeded to
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| | video conferencing through the Internet.
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| describe the emergence of "Replicators" -
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| | Even the voices of discussants who use
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| molecules which created copies of
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| | internet phones (IP telephony) come out
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| themselves. The Replicators that survived
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| | (though very slightly) distorted.All this
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| in the competition for scarce raw
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| | did not prevent 95% of the Fortune 1000
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| materials were characterized by high
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| | from installing intranet. 82% of the rest
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| longevity, fecundity, and
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| | intend to install one by the end of this
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| copying-fidelity. Replicators (now known
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| | year. Medium to big size American firms
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| as "genes") constructed "survival
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| | have 50-100 intranet terminals per every
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| machines" (organisms) to shield them from
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| | internet one.One of the greatest
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| the vagaries of an ever-harsher
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| | advantages of the intranet is the ability
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| environment.This is very reminiscent of
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| | to transfer documents between the various
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| the Internet. The "stable things" are
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| | parts of an organization. Consider Visa:
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| HTML coded web pages. They are
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| | it pushed 2 million documents per day
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| replicators - they create copies of
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| | internally in 1996.An organization
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| themselves every time their "web address"
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| | equipped with an intranet can (while
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| (URL) is clicked. The HTML coding of a
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| | protected by firewalls) give its clients
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| web page can be thought of as "genetic
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| | or suppliers access to non-classified
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| material". It contains all the
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| | correspondence, or inventory systems.
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| information needed to reproduce the page.
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| | Many B2B exchanges and industry-specific
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| And, exactly as in nature, the higher the
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| | purchasing management systems are based
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| longevity, fecundity (measured in links
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| | on extranets.C. The Transport of
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| to the web page from other web sites),
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| | Information - Mail and ChatThe Internet
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| and copying-fidelity of the HTML code -
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| | (its e-mail function) is eroding
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| the higher its chances to survive (as a
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| | traditional mail. 90% of customers with
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| web page).Replicator molecules (DNA) and
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| | on-line access use e-mail from time to
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| replicator HTML have one thing in common
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| | time and 60% work with it regularly. More
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| - they are both packaged information. In
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| | than 2 billion messages traverse the
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| the appropriate context (the right
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| | internet daily.E-mail applications are
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| biochemical "soup" in the case of DNA,
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| | available as freeware and are included in
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| the right software application in the
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| | all browsers. Thus, the Internet has
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| case of HTML code) - this information
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| | completely assimilated what used to be a
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| generates a "survival machine" (organism,
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| | separate service, to the extent that many
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| or a web page).The Semantic Web will only
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| | people make the mistake of thinking that
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| increase the longevity, fecundity, and
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| | e-mail is a feature of the Internet.The
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| copying-fidelity or the underlying code
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| | internet will do to phone calls what it
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| (in this case, OIL or XML instead of
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| | has done to mail. Already there are
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| HTML). By facilitating many more
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| | applications (Intel's, Vocaltec's,
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| interactions with many other web pages
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| | Net2Phone) which enable the user to
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| and databases - the underlying
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| | conduct a phone conversation through his
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| "replicator" code will ensure the
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| | computer. The voice quality has improved.
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| "survival" of "its" web page (=its
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| | The discussants can cut into each others
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| survival machine). In this analogy, the
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| | words, argue and listen to tonal nuances.
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| web page's "DNA" (its OIL or XML code)
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| | Today, the parties (two or more) engaging
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| contains "single genes" (semantic
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| | in the conversation must possess the same
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| meta-tags). The whole process of life is
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| | software and the same (computer)
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| the unfolding of a kind of Semantic
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| | hardware. In the very near future,
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| Web.In a prophetic paragraph, Dawkins
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| | computer-to-regular phone applications
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| described the Internet:"The first thing
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| | will eliminate this requirement. And,
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| to grasp about a modern replicator is
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| | again, simultaneous multi-modality: the
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| that it is highly gregarious. A survival
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| | user can talk over the phone, see his
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| machine is a vehicle containing not just
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| | party, send e-mail, receive messages and
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| one gene but many thousands. The
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| | transfer documents - without obstructing
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| manufacture of a body is a cooperative
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| | the flow of the conversation.The cost of
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| venture of such intricacy that it is
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| | transferring voice will become so
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| almost impossible to disentangle the
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| | negligible that free voice traffic is
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| contribution of one gene from that of
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| | conceivable in 3-5 years. Data traffic
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| another. A given gene will have many
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| | will overtake voice traffic by a wide
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| different effects on quite different
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| | margin.The next phase will probably
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| parts of the body. A given part of the
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| | involve virtual reality. Each of the
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| body will be influenced by many genes and
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| | parties will be represented by an
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| the effect of any one gene depends on
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| | "avatar", a 3-D figurine generated by the
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| interaction with many others...In terms
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| | application (or the user's likeness
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| of the analogy, any given page of the
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| | mapped and superimposed on the the
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| plans makes reference to many different
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| | avatar). These figurines will be
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| parts of the building; and each page
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| | multi-dimensional: they will possess
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| makes sense only in terms of
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| | their own communication patterns, special
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| cross-reference to numerous other
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| | habits, history, preferences - in short:
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| pages."What Dawkins neglected in his
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| | their own "personality".Thus, they will
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| important work is the concept of the
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| | be able to maintain an "identity" and a
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| Network. People congregate in cities,
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| | consistent pattern of communication which
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| mate, and reproduce, thus providing genes
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| | they will develop over time.Such a figure
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| with new "survival machines". But Dawkins
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| | could host a site, accept, welcome and
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| himself suggested that the new Replicator
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| | guide visitors, all the time bearing
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| is the "meme" - an idea, belief,
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| | their preferences in its electronic
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| technique, technology, work of art, or
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| | "mind". It could narrate the news, like
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| bit of information. Memes use human
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| | the digital anchor "Ananova" does.
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| brains as "survival machines" and they
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| | Visiting sites in the future is bound to
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| hop from brain to brain and across time
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| | be a much more pleasant affair.D. The
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| and space ("communications") in the
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| | Transport of Value - E-cashIn 1996, four
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| process of cultural (as distinct from
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| | corporate giants (Visa, MasterCard,
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| biological) evolution. The Internet is a
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| | Netscape and Microsoft) agreed on a
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| latter day meme-hopping playground. But,
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| | standard for effecting secure payments
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| more importantly, it is a Network. Genes
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| | through the Internet: SET. Internet
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| move from one container to another
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| | commerce is supposed to mushroom to $25
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| through a linear, serial, tedious process
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| | billion by 2003. Site owners will be able
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| which involves prolonged periods of one
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| | to collect rent from passing visitors -
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| on one gene shuffling ("sex") and
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| | or fees for services provided within the
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| gestation. Memes use networks. Their
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| | site. Amazon instituted an honour system
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| propagation is, therefore, parallel,
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| | to collect donations from visitors.
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| fast, and all-pervasive. The Internet is
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| | PayPal provides millions of users with
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| a manifestation of the growing
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| | cash substitutes. Gradually, the Internet
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| predominance of memes over genes. And the
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| | will compete with central banks and
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| Semantic Web may be to the Internet what
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| | banking systems in money creation and
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| Artificial Intelligence is to classic
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| | transfer.E. The Transport of Interactions
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| computing. We may be on the threshold of
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| | - The Virtual OrganizationThe Internet
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| a self-aware Web.2. The Internet as a
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| | allows for simultaneous communication and
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| Chaotic LibraryA. The Problem of
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| | the efficient transfer of multimedia
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| CataloguingThe Internet is an assortment
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| | (video included) files between an
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| of billions of pages which contain
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| | unlimited number of users. This opens up
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| information. Some of them are visible and
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| | a vista of mind boggling opportunities
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| others are generated from hidden
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| | which are the real core of the Internet
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| databases by users' requests ("Invisible
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| | revolution: the virtual collaborative
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| Internet").The Internet exhibits no
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| | ("Follow the Sun") modes.Examples:A group
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| discernible order, classification, or
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| | of musicians is able to compose music or
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| categorization. Amazingly, as opposed to
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| | play it - while spatially and temporally
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| "classical" libraries, no one has yet
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| | separated;Advertising agencies are able
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| invented a (sorely needed) Internet
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| | to co-produce ad campaigns in a real time
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| cataloguing standard (remember Dewey?).
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| | interaction;Cinema and TV films are
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| Some sites indeed apply the Dewey Decimal
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| | produced from disparate geographical
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| System to their contents (Suite101).
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| | spots through the teamwork of people who
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| Others default to a directory structure
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| | never meet, except through the Net.These
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| (Open Directory, Yahoo!, Look Smart and
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| | examples illustrate the concept of the
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| others).Had such a standard existed (an
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| | "virtual community". Space and time will
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| agreed upon numerical cataloguing method)
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| | no longer hinder team collaboration, be
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| - each site could have self-classified.
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| | it scientific, artistic, cultural, or an
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| Sites would have an interest to do so to
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| | ad hoc arrangement for the provision of a
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| increase their visibility. This,
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| | service (a virtual law firm, or
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| naturally, would have eliminated the need
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| | accounting office, or a virtual
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| for today's clunky, incomplete and
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| | consultancy network). The intranet can
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| (highly) inefficient search engines.Thus,
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| | also be thought of as a "virtual
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| a site whose number starts with 900 will
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| | organization", or a "virtual
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| be immediately identified as dealing with
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| | business".The virtual mall and the
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| history and multiple classification will
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| | virtual catalogue are prime examples of
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| be encouraged to allow finer
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| | spatial and temporal liberation.In 1998,
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| cross-sections to emerge. An example of
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| | there were well over 300 active virtual
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| such an emerging technology of "self
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| | malls on the Internet. In 2000, they were
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| classification" and "self-publication"
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| | frequented by 46 million shoppers, who
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| (though limited to scholarly resources)
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| | shopped in them for goods and
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| is the "Academic Resource Channel" by
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| | services.The virtual mall is an Internet
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| Scindex.Moreover, users will not be
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| | "space" (pages) wherein "shops" are
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| required to remember reams of numbers.
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| | located. These shops offer their wares
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| Future browsers will be akin to
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| | using visual, audio and textual means.
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| catalogues, very much like the
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| | The visitor passes through a virtual
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| applications used in modern day
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| | "gate" or storefront and examines the
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| libraries. Compare this utopia to the
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| | merchandise on offer, until he reaches a
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| current dystopy. Users struggle with
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| | buying decision. Then he engages in a
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| mounds of irrelevant material to finally
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| | feedback process: he pays (with a credit
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| reach a partial and disappointing
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| | card), buys the product, and waits for it
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| destination. At the same time, there
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| | to arrive by mail (or downloads it).The
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| likely are web sites which exactly match
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| | manufacturers of digital products
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| the poor user's needs. Yet, what
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| | (intellectual property such as e-books or
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| currently determines the chances of a
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| | software) have begun selling their
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| happy encounter between user and content
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| | merchandise on-line, as file downloads.
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| - are the whims of the specific search
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| | Yet, slow communications speeds,
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| engine used and things like meta-tags,
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| | competing file formats and reader
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| headlines, a fee paid, or the right
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| | standards, and limited bandwidth -
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| opening sentences.B. Screen vs. PageThe
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| | constrain the growth potential of this
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| computer screen, because of physical
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| | mode of sale. Once resolved -
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| limitations (size, the fact that it has
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| | intellectual property will be sold
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| to be scrolled) fails to effectively
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| | directly from the Net, on-line. Until
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| compete with the printed page. The latter
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| | such time, the mediation of the Post
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| is still the most ingenious medium yet
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| | Office is still required. As long as this
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| invented for the storage and release of
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| | is the state of the art, the virtual mall
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| textual information. Granted: a computer
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| | is nothing but a glorified computerized
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| screen is better at highlighting discrete
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| | mail catalogue or Buying Channel, the
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| units of information. So, these differing
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| | only difference being the exceptionally
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| capacities draw the battle lines:
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| | varied inventory.Websites which started
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| structures (printed pages) versus units
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| | as "specialty stores" are fast
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| (screen), the continuous and easily
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| | transforming themselves into
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| reversible (print) versus the discrete
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| | multi-purpose virtual malls. Amazon.com,
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| (screen).The solution lies in finding an
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| | for instance, has bought into a virtual
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| efficient way to translate computer
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| | pharmacy and into other virtual
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| screens to printed matter. It is hard to
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| | businesses. It is now selling music,
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| believe, but no such thing exists.
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| | video, electronics and many other
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| Computer screens are still hostile to
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| | products. It started as a bookstore.This
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| off-line printing. In other words: if a
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| | contrasts with a much more creative idea:
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| user copies information from the Internet
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| | the virtual catalogue. It is a form of
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| to his word processor (or vice versa, for
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| | narrowcasting (as opposed to
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| that matter) - he ends up with a
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| | broadcasting): a surgically accurate
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| fragmented, garbage-filled and
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| | targeting of potential consumer
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| non-aesthetic document.Very few site
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| | audiences. Each group of profiled
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| developers try to do something about it -
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| | consumers (no matter how small) is fitted
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| even fewer succeed.C. Dynamic vs. Static
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| | with their own - digitally generated -
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| InteractionsOne of the biggest mistakes
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| | catalogue. This is updated daily: the
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| of content suppliers is that they do not
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| | variety of wares on offer (adjusted to
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| provide a "static-dynamic
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| | reflect inventory levels, consumer
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| interaction".Internet-based content can
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| | preferences, and goods in transit) - and
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| now easily interact with other media
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| | prices (sales, discounts, package deals)
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| (e.g., CD-ROMs) and with non-PC platforms
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| | change in real time. Amazon has
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| (PDA's, mobile phones).Examples abound:A
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| | incorporated many of these features on
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| CD-ROM shopping catalogue interacts with
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| | its web site. The user enters its web
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| a Web site to allow the user to order a
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| | site and there delineates his consumption
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| product. The catalogue could also be
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| | profile and his preferences. A customized
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| updated through the site (as is the
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| | catalogue is immediately generated for
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| practice with CD-ROM encyclopedias). The
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| | him including specific recommendations.
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| advantages of the CD-ROM are clear: very
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| | The history of his purchases, preferences
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| fast access time (dozens of times faster
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| | and responses to feedback questionnaires
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| than the access to a Web site using a
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| | is accumulated in a database. This
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| dial up connection) and a data storage
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| | intellectual property may well be
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| capacity hundreds of times bigger than
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| | Amazon's main asset.There is no
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| the average Web page.Another example:A
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| | technological obstacles to implementing
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| PDA plug-in disposable chip containing
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| | this vision today - only administrative
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| hundreds of advertisements or a "yellow
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| | and legal (patent) ones. Big brick and
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| pages". The consumer selects the ad or
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| | mortar retail stores are not up to
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| entry that she wants to see and connects
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| | processing the flood of data expected to
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| to the Internet to view a relevant video.
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| | result. They also remain highly sceptical
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| She could then also have an interactive
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| | regarding the feasibility of the new
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| chat (or a conference) with a
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| | medium. And privacy issues prevent data
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| salesperson, receive information about
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| | mining or the effective collection and
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| the company, about the ad, about the
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| | usage of personal data (remember the case
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| advertising agency which created the ad -
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| | of Amazon's "Readers' Circles").The
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| and so on.CD-ROM based encyclopedias
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| | virtual catalogue is a private case of a
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| (such as the Britannica, or the Encarta)
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| | new internet off-shoot: the "smart
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| already contain hyperlinks which carry
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| | (shopping) agents". These are AI
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| the user to sites selected by an
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| | applications with "long memories".They
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| Editorial Board.NoteCD-ROMs are probably
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| | draw detailed profiles of consumers and
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| a doomed medium. Storage capacity
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| | users and then suggest purchases and
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| continually increases exponentially and,
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| | refer to the appropriate sites,
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| within a year, desktops with 80 Gb hard
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| | catalogues, or virtual malls.They also
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| disks will be a common sight. Moreover,
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| | provide price comparisons and the new
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| the much heralded Network Computer - the
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| | generation cannot be blocked or fooled by
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| stripped down version of the personal
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| | using differing product categories.In the
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| computer - will put at the disposal of
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| | future, these agents will cover also
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| the average user terabytes in storage
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| | brick and mortar retail chains and, in
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| capacity and the processing power of a
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| | conjunction with wireless,
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| supercomputer. What separates computer
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| | location-specific services, issue a map
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| users from this utopia is the
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| | of the branch or store closest to an
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| communication bandwidth. With the
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| | address specified by the user (the
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| introduction of radio and satellite
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| | default being his residence), or yielded
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| broadband services, DSL and ADSL, cable
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| | by his GPS enabled wireless mobile or
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| modems coupled with advanced compression
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| | PDA. This technology can be seen in
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| standards - video (on demand), audio and
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| | action in a few music sites on the web
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| data will be available speedily and
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| | and is likely to be dominant with
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| plentifully.The CD-ROM, on the other
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| | wireless internet appliances. The owner
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| hand, is not mobile. It requires
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| | of an internet enabled (third generation)
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| installation and the utilization of
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| | mobile phone is likely to be the target
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| sophisticated hardware and software. This
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| | of geographically-specific marketing
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| is no user friendly push technology. It
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| | campaigns, ads and special offers
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| is nerd-oriented. As a result, CD-ROMs
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| | pertaining to his current location (as
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| are not an immediate medium. There is a
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| | reported by his GPS - satellite
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| long time lapse between the moment of
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| | Geographic Positioning System).F. The
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| purchase and the moment the user accesses
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| | Transport of Information - Internet
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| the data. Compare this to a book or a
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| | NewsInternet news are advantaged. They
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| magazine. Data in these oldest of media
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| | are frequently and dynamically updated
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| is instantly available to the user and
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| | (unlike static print news) and are always
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| they allow for easy and accurate "back"
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| | accessible (similar to print news),
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| and "forward" functions.Perhaps the
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| | immediate and fresh.The future will
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| biggest mistake of CD-ROM manufacturers
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| | witness a form of interactive news. A
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| has been their inability to offer an
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| | special "corner" in the news Web site
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| integrated hardware and software package.
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| | will accommodate "breaking news" posted
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| CD-ROMs are not compact. A Walkman is a
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| | by members of the the public (or
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| compact hardware-cum-software package. It
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| | corporate press releases). This will
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| is easily transportable, it is thin, it
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| | provide readers with a glimpse into the
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| contains numerous, user-friendly,
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| | making of the news, the raw material news
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| sophisticated functions, it provides
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| | are made of. The same technology will be
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| immediate access to data. So does the
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| | applied to interactive TVs. Content will
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| discman, or the MP3-man, or the new
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| | be downloaded from the internet and
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| generation of e-books (e.g., E-Ink's).
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| | displayed as an overlay on the TV screen
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| This cannot be said about the CD-ROM. By
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| | or in a box in it. The contents
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| tying its future to the obsolete concept
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| | downloaded will be directly connected to
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| of stand-alone, expensive, inefficient
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| | the TV programming. Thus, the biography
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| and technologically unreliable personal
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| | and track record of a football player
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| computers - CD-ROMs have sentenced
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| | will be displayed during a football match
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| themselves to oblivion (with the possible
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| | and the history of a country when it gets
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| exception of reference material).D.
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| | news coverage.4. Terra Internetica -
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| Online ReferenceA visit to the on-line
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| | Internet, an Unknown ContinentLaymen and
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| Encyclopaedia Britannica demonstrates
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| | experts alike talk about "sites" and
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| some of the tremendous, mind boggling
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| | "advertising space". Yet, the Internet
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| possibilities of online reference - as
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| | was never compared to a new continent
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| well as some of the obstacles.Each entry
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| | whose surface is infinite.The Internet
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| in this mammoth work of reference is
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| | has its own real estate developers and
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| hyperlinked to relevant Web sites. The
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| | construction companies. The real life
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| sites are carefully screened. Links are
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| | equivalents derive their profits from the
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| available to data in various forms,
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| | scarcity of the resource that they
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| including audio and video. Everything can
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| | exploit - the Internet counterparts
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| be copied to the hard disk or to a R/W
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