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A generation-driven Revolution is in the making!

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In the same Facebook paper that describes how our world is much smaller than we thought, and is shrinking, there is another very interesting curve. The comment in the paper is mostly on the fact that we tend to connect … Continue reading

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The world is small… even smaller than you thought, and shrinking!

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If you follow the news, you might have heard about this groundbreaking study by Facebook about how people are connected. For a long time, there was the 6 degree of separation theory: anybody could be connected to anybody else through … Continue reading

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The Fourth Revolution in 10 bullet points

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I have had some requests for a quick digest of the Fourth Revolution book. So, here is ‘The Fourth Revolution’ in 10 points: the Fourth Revolution changes the world as we know it fundamentally: our society, our institutions, the way … Continue reading

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Still skeptical about the Fourth Revolution? Read this post, and experience it firsthand!

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Have you seen this video on TED? “What we learned from 5 million books” video on TED. The idea is dead simple but only the Fourth Revolution would allow it. Based on Google’s now huge and unprecendented database of scanned … Continue reading

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The ‘international workers’ day’ should be called the ‘cognitive surplus day’

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The international workers’ day is a celebration of the struggle for the 8 hours work day. The corresponding Wikipedia article on the international workers’ day gives an excellent historical account of the events leading to its creation. The concept of … Continue reading

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Make connectivity free!

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I was travelling lately and I am still amazed at how difficult it can be to get reasonably cheap access to the internet for a traveller. Well of course there are some free computers to be able to look at … Continue reading

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Part 3 of the Fourth Revolution Manifesto is on line !

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The collective cognitive capability of humankind is once again deeply transformed by a new, ground breaking communication technology. Find out HOW cheap, long distance interactive communication transforms our collective cognitive capabilities! You can access the third part of the Fourth … Continue reading

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The second part of the Fourth Revolution manifesto is on line!

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Cheap, long distance interactive communication is NEW! Understand what has changed in the last 20 years that triggers the Fourth Revolution. You can access the second part of the Fourth Revolution Manifesto – Cheap, long distance interactive communication is NEW … Continue reading

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Unprecedented long distance collaboration

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Long distance collaboration is new. It is new because the technology that makes it cheap and available everywhere is new 30 years ago it cost a fortune to make a long distance call. Today it costs nothing. I can stay … Continue reading

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