That weird web thing

Utopies et idéologies fondatrices du réseau numérique: transparence, activisme et action des acteurs

“describes a seismic -though as yet undetected -
shift now under way in much of the advanced
world. We are moving from an economy and
a society built on the logical, linear, computer-
like capabilities of the Information Age to an
economy and a society built on the inventive,
empathic, big-picture capabilities of what’s rising
in its place, the Conceptual Age.”

Daniel H. Pink

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games4networks:

“The growth a year ago came from games like FarmVille,” he said, outlining its power to propagate through viral marketing. “But viral growth is over. Future growth is in meaning. What we thought before as social is actually viral. To grow you need real meaning - real-world connection with…

infoneer-pulse:

They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops and commune with their parents on Skype. But as they walk the paths of Hamilton College, a poster-perfect liberal arts school in this upstate village, students are still hauling around bulky, old-fashioned textbooks — and loving it.

“The screen won’t go blank,” said Faton Begolli, a sophomore from Boston. “There can’t be a virus. It wouldn’t be the same without books. They’ve defined ‘academia’ for a thousand years.”

» via The New York Times