Some day, Assistant Professor Hod Lipson believes, every home will have a 'fabber,' a machine that replicates objects from plans supplied by a computer: Instead of buying an iPod, download the plans and the fabber will make one for you.
We're well into the current era of the Web, commonly referred to as Web 2.0. Features of this phase of the Web include search, social networks, online media ...
Good piece on Mashable worth a quick scan. http://mashable.com/2007/12/16/best-of-2007-trends-that-shaped-the-web/ Politics, Social Networks, Online Citizen Action, Ecommerce and Open Source. Other useful Google Trends to monitor.
TechRepublic salutes geek culture and entertainment in the Geekend blog, which allows users to take a few moments to stray from the daily grind of business technology.
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