“Ever since the popping of the dot-com bubble, the world has
been short of technology visions. We’ve heard little about the ‘new
economy’ recently. Virtual-business models appear to have melted
away. Digital communities have splintered.“In one sense, that’s healthy. Too much hype surrounded the
Internet. Too many grandiose claims were made for what often turned
out to be a revved-up version of catalogue shopping…”
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