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Relying on theRelying on thegovernment to protectgovernment to protectyour privacy is likeyour privacy is likeasking a peeping tomasking a peeping tomto install your windowto install your windowblinds.blinds.

——John Perry BarlowJohn Perry Barlow

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The higher you climb, the heavier you fall.The higher you climb, the heavier you fall.

Information is the measurable, demonstrable utteranceInformation is the measurable, demonstrable utterancewe actually come out with.we actually come out with.On the web, we're not going to take anything like this.On the web, we're not going to take anything like this.Ananalysis of contemporary imagery felt like anAnanalysis of contemporary imagery felt like anuncomfortably all-embracing ambition.uncomfortably all-embracing ambition.They ask the questions humans typically fail to ask.They ask the questions humans typically fail to ask.

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Even the fall of a dancer is a somersault.Even the fall of a dancer is a somersault.

Revolutionize authentic applicationsRevolutionize authentic applications

If you always give, you will always haveIf you always give, you will always have

Ask yourself this simple question: what would haveAsk yourself this simple question: what would havehappened if a download had been priced at $0.00happened if a download had been priced at $0.00We need to take media far more seriously inWe need to take media far more seriously inconsiderations of political questions.considerations of political questions.Don't focus on protection: focus on engagement, onDon't focus on protection: focus on engagement, onattraction, on enabling followers not pushingattraction, on enabling followers not pushingenforcement.enforcement.What enables this process is the information-network,What enables this process is the information-network,the habitat for information.the habitat for information.

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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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Once driven, forever smittenOnce driven, forever smitten

The bottom line: we must really question ourThe bottom line: we must really question ourassumptions if we want to stay ahead.assumptions if we want to stay ahead.As Fritjof Capra notes, "the network is a pattern that isAs Fritjof Capra notes, "the network is a pattern that iscommon to all life.common to all life.China does not have much of a business of 'sellingChina does not have much of a business of 'sellingunits',units',Information gurus want us to believe that the only thingInformation gurus want us to believe that the only thingthat matters is information.that matters is information.

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In conclusionIn conclusionEvolve sexy synergiesEvolve sexy synergiesCreate cutting-edge infomediariesCreate cutting-edge infomediariesScale clicks-and-mortar mashupsScale clicks-and-mortar mashupsand remember: Don't let someone become yourand remember: Don't let someone become youreverything, because when they're gone you haveeverything, because when they're gone you havenothing!nothing!

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